Vintage Framed Crewel ~ Chester Cathedral Start Price USD 12.99 Current Price USD 12.99 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price USD 15.99 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, August 20, 2008 End Time Monday, August 25, 2008 Location Arlington, Texas See more about 'Vintage Framed Crewel ~ Chester Cathedral' Description This is a beautifully rendered framed vintage crewel embroidery, imported from England, of Chester Cathedral in Chester, Cheshire, England. The frame measures 15 1/2 inches by 13 1/8 inches.  There is much that remains mysterious about the early history of the site now occupied by the beautiful Chester Cathedral.  Certainly, it occupies a large central area within the former Roman fortress of Deva and substantial traces of this doubtlessly still lie beneath the present building, even including, it is conjectured, remains of a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo. And, in the words of the 19th century Chester guide and author Thomas Hughes, "that this temple had itself supplanted a still older fane of the superstitious Druids".  The later continuous occupation of the site for well over a thousand years by a succession of church, abbey and cathedral buildings has, however, understandably prevented attempts to substantiate these claims.  According to Henry Bradshaw, a 16th century Chester monk and scholar, Christianity was introduced here in about AD140 by Lucius, King of the Britons.  This is entirely unproven, but King Lucius certainly existed and is mentioned by Bede and Geoffrey of Monmouth.  Other than some minor seepage on the right side of the glass, the piece is in perfect condition. Place a Bid!