<u>British Galleries label text</u>:
CUSHION COVER
with the arms of Sandys
1530 - 1569
The arms in the centre of this cushion are probably of Henry Sandys (left) with those of his wife, Elizabeth (right), daughter of William, second Lord Windsor. The arms are quartered (divided) to show the arms of previous generations of both families.
<i>Linen canvas embroidered with silk, silver and gilded silver thread, with a silk fringe
Embroidered in England
Possibly made for the Chapel of the Holy Ghost, Basingstoke, the private chapel of the Sandys family
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Given by Peter Barker-Mill
Museum no. T.51-1978 []