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hand towel
17th century
This item is embroidered at each end with a border pattern composed of stylised flowers, foliate and leaf motifs. Stitch techniques used include double darning, satin stitch, fishbone stitch and doub...
hand towel
17th century
This item has been embroidered at both ends with a pair of sprays of flowers with curved and hooked stems, set horizontally. Double darning stitch, fishbone stitch, satin stitch and double running st...
hand towel
before 1947
This item is embroidered at both ends with a pair of rose sprays set horizontally. The embroidery is reversible and has been worked using a combination of double darning stitch, satin stitch and stem...
hand towel
17th-18th Century
This item is embroidered at both ends with a pair of sprays of flowers set horizontally. The sprays have buds on a curved stem, bent over a stylised flower motif with serrated leaves and a hooked ste...
head square
before 1947
This item has been embroidered along all four edges with repeating isolated motifs of grapes and vine leaves. A narrow border of floral scrolls runs along the bottom edge of this pattern. Stitch tec...