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Textile:
ITC 2016.1

before 1920

A blue binder with cord ties, and addressed Oak House, Bradford, containing numbered pages of manuscript notes, black and white photographs and attached embroidery samples. In Ink, red pencil and silk...

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 2016.10

c. 1923

A loose A4 portfolio entitled "Cross-stitch & Filet, odd designs", containing approximately 44 designs and stitching illustrations, many annotated on plain, checked and tracing paper, in pencil, inks ...

Textile:
ITC 2010.10

1870-1947

Oblong piece of canvas, edged on three sides with cream cotton tape. Running stitches mark out the positioning of the design. One corner has a geometric wool embroidered border design, worked in tent ...

Textile:
ITC 1073

1870-1947

Small section of zig zag green wool stitching on counted canvas.

Textile:
ITC 1074

1870-1947

counted stitching on canvas on linen ground in possible bag form, with flower and border. The loose weave canvas has begun to be taken away to leave a cross-stitch design.

Textile:
ITC 1075

1870-1947

Unfinished folded sample of interlocking shell design and striped border in red, green, yellow and mauve wool, with paper label attached.

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 1077

1870-1947

Small section of incomplete drawn embroidery of stylised flower heads with a border, predominantly in red/brown, on folded linen cloth.

Textile:
ITC 1078

1870-1947

Length of old gold coloured linen with embroidered design on one side. The design is of stylised vine leaves and grapes worked in double running and back stitch in black wool and white twisted silk th...

Textile:
ITC 1079

1870-1947

Incomplete sample of corner of design incorporating stylised repeat three-petal flowers, with attached sample of parts of design.

Textile:
ITC 1080

1870-1947

Long sample piece made up of several edged sections attached together containing many types of stitching in blues.