British Galleries:
One specialty of the Sheldon workshops was their large tapestry maps. These were informative and colourful hangings showing place names and important landscape features. They often included the initials or arms of the maker or owner. This fragment comes from a tapestry bearing the name of Ralph Sheldon Senior (1537-1613). It shows parts of the counties of Surrey and Middlesex with the River Thames near the top. [27/03/2003]