St. Nicolas Duke of Wellington Ornament

Product description

Add a bit of political regalness to your tree with this ornament handmade by skilled artisans using a traditional method of zardozi embroidery, an intricate sewing technique developed to embellish courtly robes with gold wires and jewels. Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, was an Anglo-Irish statesman, soldier, and British Tory politician who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of the United Kingdom and noted as the commander who defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo.