Rag Book
1950 (made)
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This cloth book was made by a mother for her one-year old daughter in 1950.The book was put together using scraps of leftover fabric and beautifully sewn and embroidered with colourful fabric, wool and thread. The owner remembers her mother as a talented needlewoman who taught her dress-making, knitting and crochet. The daughter grew up in the post war years when food was rationed and playthings hard to come by. The quality of this well-made book is at least on a par with, if not better, than commercially produced examples from companies such as Deans Rag Book Co.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Sewn and embroidered fabric |
| Brief description | Fabric book handmade in England by Mary Ellen Seabrook in 1950 |
| Physical description | A fabric book comprising eight double sided sheets of white cotton sewn together and bound at the spine with red embroidery thread. The cover is also embroidered in red thread with the name Mary Seabrook and the date 28.1.1950. Each page including the back cover is embroidered with shapes and sewing, depicting colourful animals, birds, people, butterflies and fruit. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Mary Seabrook / 28.1.1950' (Embroidered on the front) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs M J Spencer |
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| Summary | This cloth book was made by a mother for her one-year old daughter in 1950.The book was put together using scraps of leftover fabric and beautifully sewn and embroidered with colourful fabric, wool and thread. The owner remembers her mother as a talented needlewoman who taught her dress-making, knitting and crochet. The daughter grew up in the post war years when food was rationed and playthings hard to come by. The quality of this well-made book is at least on a par with, if not better, than commercially produced examples from companies such as Deans Rag Book Co. |
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| Accession number | B.110-2014 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2015 |
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