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Textile:
ITC 2019.21.1

1932-1940

A drawn pointpaper design produced for the Broiderers of Winchester Cathedral by Louisa Pesel, referenced as series 2, number 10. The design for needlepoint is a symmetrical organic design, possibly ...

Textile:
ITC 1076

1934-1947

Long sample with five areas of design in wool on edged hessian. Wools in black, blue, red, green and yellow, worked into predominantly repeat all over diamond designs. Paper label attached with Winc...

Textile:
ITC 1088

1931-1947

Counted woolwork sample worked as a model for a kneeler or chair seat in Winchester Cathedral. The work is in red, blue, green and beige wool on canvas, depicting an all over geometric hexagon and sq...

Textile:
ITC 1089

1931-1938

Counted woolwork samplem possibly worked as a model of a border in Winchester Cathedral. The design is of repeated stylised flower heads and apples within a striped border, in blues, yellow, red, gr...

Textile:
ITC 1172

1932

Sample of an embroidered border pattern in a design named by Pesel as 'Little Crosses'. Numbered card label attached referencing date of February 1932..

Textile:
ITC 1174

1870-1947

Cross stitch embroidery of the word 'fair' in blue on a partially worked yellow ground and 'fair[y?]' in yellow on a partially worked blue ground. Running stitch guidelines are also present

Textile:
ITC 1177

1932

Embroidered border sample with a geometric pattern worked mostly in cross stitch. Pesel names the design as 'October 27th'.

Textile:
ITC 1201

1932

Embroidered cross stitch sampler in wool of a border pattern of a winding stem with leaves and a flower on a blue ground. Label gives the title "Leaves".

Textile:
ITC 1206

1934-1947

Canvas with a single line of cross stitch embroidery

Textile:
ITC 1207

1931-1947

Partly worked embroidery model for an alms bag. Showing a geometric border pattern and a central design of four ?flower heads. Worked mostly in cross stitch. The design is based on pattern printed...

Textile:
ITC 1208

1931-1947

Partly worked embroidery model for an alms bag. Showing a geometric border pattern and a central knot design. Worked mostly in cross stitch.

Textile:
ITC 1243

1930-1947

Partly-worked embroidered lettering. This probably relates to Pesel's work designing and supervising the production of kneelers, alms bags and other textile items for Winchester Cathedral from around...