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shawl pattern sample
Shawl border pattern sample. Twill woven ground with embroidered pattern.
cap
before 1914
This cap has been embroidered with multicoloured geometric motifs which incorporate mirror work. It is decorated in the centre of the crown with a red tassel. Herringbone, chain and satin stitch hav...
border fragment
before 1914
This item is a fragment from the border of a larger item, possibly a curtain. It is embroidered with individual floral sprays set side by side vertically, with smaller floral sprays filling the gaps....
shawl fragment
Shawl border fragment or pattern sample. Twill tapestry shawl pattern fragment self fringed at one end with embroidered detail.
shawl fragment
Shawl border pattern fragment with twill tapestry patterning. Half of the main area has embroidered detail, the other half is left unembroidered. A narrow twill tapestry border has been sewn on to o...
shawl pattern sample
Shawl border pattern sample embroidered on a twill woven ground
shawl pattern sample
Shawl border pattern sample. Embroidered on a twill woven ground.
shawl pattern sample
Shawl pattern sample. Embroidered pattern on twill woven ground.
shawl fragment
Shawl fragment or pattern sample. Twill tapestry woven with embroidered detail.
shawl fragment
Shawl fragment or pattern sample. Twill tapestry woven, double sided. In the finished design it would probably have embroidered detail. The border sample is woven into a surround of multicoloured s...
shawl fragment
Shawl fragment or pattern sample. Double sided twill tapestry design with embroidered detail
box of silk cocoons
late 19th-mid 20th Century
Card box with glass cover, containing samples of silk cocoons Antheraea Myllita and dried silkworms/caterpillars. The silkworm Antheraea mylitta is one of the producers of wild silk. It is particula...