Although our trip to England was mainly to see relatives we did manage to get to Hardwick Hall. There is a rhyme associated with the hall "Hardwick Hall more glass than wall" because it has a lot of windows for a home of its time period. It is the home of the largest collection of 16th and 17th century needlework in the world. One thing that impressed me was the amount of tapestries - they were on every wall in every staircase - everywhere you looked there was some type of embroidery or tapestry. There were too many to take in in one visit.
Hardwick Hall front door
The walls of this room are covered from floor to ceiling with tapestries.
I thought this was cute - small tapestry stool in the house.
I apologize for the pictures I could not use a flash and the photos did not turn out the greatest.
Have a great day.
Elaine
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