Tudor Cross-Hatch

Cross-hatch, lozenge or diamond patterns were very popular in Tudor and Elizabethan England (as in contemporary Europe) in architecture, decorative arts, fashion and jewellery

📷 Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo, Bronzino, ca. 1545, Uffizi Gallery, Florence
📷 Portrait of an Unknown Lady, Hans Eworth, ca.1565-8, Tate Britain, London
📷 Portrait of Mary Rogers, Lady Harington, Marcus Gheeraerts II, 1592, Tate Britain, London
📷 Portrait of Elizabeth Brydges, Hieronimo Custodis, 1589, Woburn Abbey
📷 Diaper pattern brickwork, BrickitPro
📷 Diamond pattern leaded windows