Sheldon Tapestry Works
Other Business Names:
- Sheldon, William
- Sheldon, Ralph
- Hyckes, Richard
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Barcheston, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Tapestry production
Notes:
Established c1570 under will of William Sheldon, a wealthy Warwickshire landowner, and developed in particular by his son Ralph, 1537-1613, and subsequently his son, also Ralph. Its early director was Richard Hyckes, d1621, also 'arrasmaker' to the Queen who cared for the extensive royal collection of tapestries. Emerged as a prestigious producer. Eclipsed after 1620 by Mortlake Tapestry Factory
Publications:
- Elizabethan Sheldon tapestries by Humphreys, John
- Finding the Sheldon weavers. Richard Hyckes and the Barcheston Tapestry Works reconsidered by Turner, Hilary L
- No Mean Prospect. Ralph Sheldon's tapestry maps by Turner, Hilary L
- Role of the Sheldon family in establishing the tapestry weaving workshops associated with their name by Guinness, John
- Sheldon tapestry weavers and their works by Barnard, E A, & A J B Wace
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Sheldon, William
- Sheldon, Ralph
- Hyckes, Richard
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Barcheston, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Luxury / consumer goods production Tapestry production
Notes:
Established c1570 under will of William Sheldon, a wealthy Warwickshire landowner, and developed in particular by his son Ralph, 1537-1613, and subsequently his son, also Ralph. Its early director was Richard Hyckes, d1621, also 'arrasmaker' to the Queen who cared for the extensive royal collection of tapestries. Emerged as a prestigious producer. Eclipsed after 1620 by Mortlake Tapestry FactoryPublications:
- Elizabethan Sheldon tapestries by Humphreys, John
- Finding the Sheldon weavers. Richard Hyckes and the Barcheston Tapestry Works reconsidered by Turner, Hilary L
- No Mean Prospect. Ralph Sheldon's tapestry maps by Turner, Hilary L
- Role of the Sheldon family in establishing the tapestry weaving workshops associated with their name by Guinness, John
- Sheldon tapestry weavers and their works by Barnard, E A, & A J B Wace