Sophia's Elizabethan Endeavors

Collection

Tudor Embroidery

Item

Unknown woman, formerly called Frances Howard, Countess of Somerset (Dress)

Images

Date

1596 | 1600

Object Type

Miniature

Embroidered Item

Dress

Associated Gender

Female

Embellishment

Metallic Threads

Visual Spacing

Loose

Shapes

More Natural

Level of Detail

Highly Stylized

Shading

None

Museum Link

V&A Museum

Artist

Isaac Oliver I

Last Updated

2024