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It is associated with Lady Stafford partly because St Catherine was her patron saint. Furthermore, another altar frontal (Museum no. 35-1888), acquired at the same time and similar in style, shows the figures of Lady Catherine, her husband and their children. This suggests that the two embroideries may have come from the same original set of church furnishings. <br><br><b>Makers & Making</b><br>This embroidery was made in a workshop, probably in London. The sumptuous and dramatic effect has been achieved by applying a large-scale figure made of rich materials to a contrasting background material. The original background material has been replaced, but we can assume that it would have been brightly-coloured, quite possibly red velvet. 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LW to remove from frame and double check no material folded over (in any case she would not display this material).","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Made for the Neville family, perhaps for Lady Catherine Stafford (died, 1555), wife of Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmoreland (1497-1555)\nMade in England","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Fragment from an altar frontal","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nThis image of St Catherine came from a set of church furnishings made for the Neville family. Images of saints were forbidden during the reigns of Edward VI (1547-1553) and Elizabeth I (1558-1603). The Nevilles were faithful to traditional religion and supported the northern revolt of 1569 against the Reformation.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["36-1888"],"accessionNumberNum":"36","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1888,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP3342","2019LP2763","2019LT9295"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-25","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}