Snowdrops in art

[Brian Ellis]

One for Gail - a bit late for the book but perhaps it features.  This is a hassock from the parish church in Congham, Norfolk.  Congham has links with the Elwes family as Robert Elwes, the painter and traveller, had Congham House built. He was the second son of Henry Elwes and Susan (nee Hamond) of Colesbourne.  It is good to see that the link is commemorated in this which was sent to me by a lurker   We must go there next time we are in the west of the county to see how else the family are remembered.

[Rick Goodenough]

Brian,

Thank you for posting this lovely work of snowdrop art with its interesting linkage to the Elwes family, Colesbourne and Snowdrops. I assume this is some form of needle point...just beautiful and the old twisted trees are particularly intriguing to my eye.

Rick

[Brian Ellis]

I'm glad you found it of interest Rick, more information is here:

http://www.ggmbenefice.uk/our-churches/congham/the-congham-kneelers/

Susan Gurney (nee Elwes) was the daughter of Robert Hamond Arthur Elwes so Gg grandaughter of Henry Elwes of Colesborne fame.

[Rick Goodenough]

Brian,

Thank you for the link involving the larger backdrop of the art as a part of the renowned and virtuous woman of Proverbs 31. Cool to see all of that fine needle work and if I read it correctly, the woman who created the Snowdrops scene, Daphne Harmer was 90 years old when she did that piece. 

Thank you again,

Rick

[Maggi Young]

Found posted on Facebook  by Galanthophile, Janet Benjafield   who found this  in an  Exeter Museum display on Devon Lace.....




 

[Gail]

One for Gail - a bit late for the book but perhaps it features.  This is a hassock from the parish church in Congham, Norfolk.  Congham has links with the Elwes family as Robert Elwes, the painter and traveller, had Congham House built. He was the second son of Henry Elwes and Susan (nee Hamond) of Colesbourne.  It is good to see that the link is commemorated in this which was sent to me by a lurker   We must go there next time we are in the west of the county to see how else the family are remembered.

Thanks for posting that Brian - yes too late for the book sadly but I will go and have a look sometime as I now live in Norfolk... Our village chuch also has a snowdrop hassock, I'll take a picture next time I'm in there.
Love the lace and shall perhaps try to do something similar if I ever unearth my bobbins from whichever box they are lurking in.

Publishers are currently saying the 22nd for the book but we shall see.

[Jupiter]

Many of you who follow me on facebook will have seen this already, but for those who don't do facebook; my Mum painted me this beautiful watercolour of a Galanthus. I love it and can't wait to frame it and have it on my wall.

[Brian Ellis]

That really is super, you lucky fellow, what a mum!

[Maggi Young]

Glorious painting -  lucky you, Jamus.  Something to treasure.

[Maggi Young]

This charming picture of an old card was  shared on Facebook today to galanthophile Thomas Seiler (also a member here) on his birthday ..... pretty, isn't it?

[Brian Ellis]

It is - looks like Pink Panda

[Alan_b]

Wrong animal, I think Brian.  This is what I found when I looked up Pink Panda:

[Brian Ellis]

Wrong animal, I think Brian.  This is what I found when I looked up Pink Panda:

I don't think Joe has got any of them secreted in Cambridgeshire.  Of course I meant Pink Panther - I must have been thinking of the fragaria

[Maggi Young]

Found posted on Facebook  by Galanthophile, Janet Benjafield   who found this  in an  Exeter Museum display on Devon Lace.....

Janet got these links about the Honiton lace from the museum :
http://rammcollections.org.uk/object/lace-sprig-30/

http://rammcollections.org.uk/object/lace-sprig-28/

[Alan_b]

.......new snowdrop book to be published...........

Well I owned this book between Saturday and Monday (today) but had to send it back as it arrived slightly damaged.  I had a chance to leaf though the first two chapters and I particularly enjoyed the little snippets of side information, such as the ultimate fate of Queen Olga of Greece and her relationship to the Duke of Edinburgh.  In fact I would have liked some of these to have been more expansive but I guess one has to edit to avoid too much digression.  There were some wonderful pictures too; pity the book is only A5 sized.