Needlecase
1843 (made)
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Embroidered needlecase consisting of a cover of card lined inside with purple silk woven with a design of meandering lines and feathers. The outside is covered with white canvas embroidered with black silk with a border of triangles in satin stitch and in cross stitch with two crowns and a textual inscription.
The cover is edged with black and silk cord. Tied to the inside by a black silk ribbon are two pieces of white cotton twill edged with blanket stitch in black cotton. In one of them is a very fine steel needle.
The cover is edged with black and silk cord. Tied to the inside by a black silk ribbon are two pieces of white cotton twill edged with blanket stitch in black cotton. In one of them is a very fine steel needle.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Canvas embroidered with silk |
| Brief description | Embroidered needlecase, English, 1843 |
| Physical description | Embroidered needlecase consisting of a cover of card lined inside with purple silk woven with a design of meandering lines and feathers. The outside is covered with white canvas embroidered with black silk with a border of triangles in satin stitch and in cross stitch with two crowns and a textual inscription. The cover is edged with black and silk cord. Tied to the inside by a black silk ribbon are two pieces of white cotton twill edged with blanket stitch in black cotton. In one of them is a very fine steel needle. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Beatrice McKay |
| Object history | Registered File number 1963/1440 There are two pincushions en suite; T 114 - 1963 and T 115 - 1963. |
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| Accession number | T.113-1963 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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