DERBYSHIRE TAPESTRY. 135 



device used during the Commonwealth period : — a jewel-like 



centre of blue, flashed with white, in a setting of gold. 



Edward Vernon Harcourt, son of George, first Lord Vernon, 



Baron of Kinderton, became Archbishop of York during the 



latter part of the last century, and through him, most likely, 



these hangings found their way to Sudbury. 



We are indebted to the kindness of Algernon Fawkes, Esq., 



for the following particulars of this tapestry :^ 



I. — "Spring." Background.—'D'isia.nt hills and water to the 

 right. On the left, a farmhouse and b'nldings, surrounded 

 by a wooden fence, with a tree by this enclosure about 

 the centre of the tapestry. 



Foreground. — Female seated shearing a sheep. Her 

 dress consists of a blue skirt with a pink overgown, with 

 sandals. On the right is a man dressed in a yellow tunic, 

 with his hat tied to the back of his waistband, carrying a 

 sheep. Another on the left in a pink tunic, with a sheep- 

 skin over his shoulders, and wearing a broad-brimmed hat, 

 is stooping to pick up a sheep. Groups of these animals, 

 with pigs and geese, are near. Two trees appear on each 

 side of the foreground. Height, i r feet ; width, 8 feet 

 8 inches. 



2. — " Summer." Background — In the centre a town appears, 

 with a castellated bridge spanning a river. Three cows 

 are represented, with a female milking. On the right are 

 farm buildings. On the left are trees, with a ladder reared 

 against one, and a parrot perched on a branch of another. 

 Foreground. — In the centre a stunted tree. On the 

 right appears the interior of a wooden enclosure, with a 

 man and woman seated. The female is presenting a 

 garland of flowers to another, who is stooping to receive 

 it. The latter has flowers in her apron, and a wreath on 

 her brow. She is dressed in yellow, with her arm and 

 shoulder exposed. The former is in white, and the man 

 wears a white tunic, red buskins, and a broad-brimmed 

 hat, with a satchel at his waist, and a crook in his hand. 



