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Embroidered Picture

1947 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Picture of embroidered canvas with coloured silks and metal thread in raised work and herringbone stitches, and appliqued with silk, wool and velvet. With an undersea scene showing angelfish and seaweed, and created on a tailor's canvas panel. With glass beads and sequins.


Object details

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Materials and techniques
Embroidered canvas with coloured silks and metal thread, appliqued with silk, wool and velvet, glass beads and sequins
Brief description
Picture of embroidered canvas with coloured silks and metal thread, with appliqué, designed and made by Margaret Hill, Great Britain, 1947.
Physical description
Picture of embroidered canvas with coloured silks and metal thread in raised work and herringbone stitches, and appliqued with silk, wool and velvet. With an undersea scene showing angelfish and seaweed, and created on a tailor's canvas panel. With glass beads and sequins.
Dimensions
  • Without frame width: 37cm
  • Without frame height: 26cm
  • Frame width: 63cm
  • Frame height: 52cm
  • Frame depth: 5cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
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Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.208-1947

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Record createdNovember 16, 2007
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