The Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire has been in the Warwickshire Museum’s collection since the early 1960s. The tapestry was commissioned in the late 1580s by Ralph Sheldon (1537-1613) to decorate his newly built house at Weston, Long Compton.
It was one of four tapestry maps showing the counties of Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Warwickshire. These would have hung together to create a panoramic view of England, stretching from London to the Bristol Channel.
Click on the links below to learn more about the history, making, features and puzzle of the Warwickshire Sheldon Tapestry.
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