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The Bacton Altar Cloth is a 16th-century garment that is considered the sole surviving dress of Queen Elizabeth I. The cloth, embroidered in an elaborate floral design and made of cloth of silver, is an important relic of Tudor fashion and luxury trade, containing dyes from as far away as India and Mexico.[1] It was rediscovered in 2015 at St Faith's Church in Bacton, Herefordshire, where it had been used as an altar cloth for centuries. After several years of conservation and restoration, the garment was exhibited to the public in 2019 and 2020 along with the Rainbow Portrait, in which the queen is depicted wearing a highly similar dress.[2][3]
- ^ "The Bacton Altar Cloth". Historic Royal Palaces. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Remnants of Queen Elizabeth I's sole surviving dress discovered in a rural church". CBC. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Alberge, Dalya (11 August 2019). "Elizabeth I's lost dress to go on display at Hampton Court after thousand hours of conservation work". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 April 2020.