Sujet

Pall of the Unknown Soldier, London, c1953. Creator: Arthur Charles Kirby Ware.

Légende

Pall of the Unknown Soldier, London, c1953. Royal School of Needlework exhibition at St James's Palace, held to celebrate the Coronation of Elizabeth II. The white embroidered silk funeral pall, designed by W.D. Caroe, was presented to Westminster Abbey by the Actors' Church Union in memory of their fallen comrades in the First World War. It was used to cover the coffin of the Unknown Soldier which was interred in the Abbey on 11th November 1920.

Date

1953

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Ware in the World

Notre référence

HRM26A28_494

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

65.7Mo (1.8Mo) / 45.8cm x 35.9cm / 5407 x 4246 (300dpi)

Mots clés

building London England interior event British weapon weapons color death palace military war Westminster century material textiles sword Britain inside fabric sewing NEEDLEWORK cloth soldiers soldier blade swords silk textile concept exhibition embroidery coffin coffins warfare fifties embroidered unknown soldier 1950s Colour Indoors weaponry 20th century City of Westminster coronation decade royal event St James's Palace TGN photograph unknown warrior ACK Ware Keystone Archives St James' Palace St. James's Palace Royal School of Needlework RSN Ware in the World Arthur Charles Kirby Ware Ware Arthur Charles Kirby Ware ACK Ware A.C.K. A.C.K. Ware A C K Ware Ware A C K Jock Ware Ware Jock mortcloth pall