Tapestry of 'The Ladies of Llangollen', 1880s

The People's Collection is using (with some modifications) the licence developed by the Creative Archive Licence Group, including the BBC, the British Film Institute (BFI). Channel 4, the Open University, Teachers TV, Museum and Library Archive (MLA) and ITN Source.

Description

This large tapestry of The Ladies of Llangollen was commissioned by General Yorke in the 1880s. General Yorke was the owner of Plas Newydd, the former home of The Ladies, from 1876 to 1890. The tapestry features a reverse image of a popular lithograph of The Ladies by J. H. Lynch.