Cover
1920s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Circular cover in knotted cotton work, a technique described as "Dentelle Arabe" or "Oriental Stitch". This is worked with a single needle, the thread being looped around once in making the knot. Constructed in a series of concentric bands, each a different type of net or decorated with a different geometric pattern. The outside edge worked in vandykes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Knotted cotton thread |
| Brief description | Circular cover in knotted cotton work, made by Madame V. Roullier, North Africa, 1920s |
| Physical description | Circular cover in knotted cotton work, a technique described as "Dentelle Arabe" or "Oriental Stitch". This is worked with a single needle, the thread being looped around once in making the knot. Constructed in a series of concentric bands, each a different type of net or decorated with a different geometric pattern. The outside edge worked in vandykes. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given and made by Mme V. Roullier |
| Object history | Made by the donor, Madame V Roullier, shortly after her marriage. She was taught the needlework technique, aged seven, whilst at school in Cairo prior to the First World War. She also saw the technique used in Beyrouth, in the Lebanon, although it had ceased to be made commercially due to the slowness of the making process. The technique was still being taught to orphans in a convent in the Lebanese mountains, who worked edgings for handkerchiefs, collars, mats and nightgowns that were sold to visitors. In 1954, Mme Roullier exhibited this cover at a handicraft exhibition, for which she won first prize. |
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| Accession number | T.248-1983 |
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| Record created | January 8, 2009 |
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