Card Box
1956 (made)
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Card box of lilac-coloured embroidered satin made to contain two packs of playing cards. The embroidery is worked on the wrong side of the fabric in coloured silks in satin stitch, couching, French knots, back stitch and woven silks.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered satin in coloured silks |
| Brief description | Card box of embroidered satin in coloured silks, designed and embroidered by Elizabeth Geddes, Glasgow, 1956 |
| Physical description | Card box of lilac-coloured embroidered satin made to contain two packs of playing cards. The embroidery is worked on the wrong side of the fabric in coloured silks in satin stitch, couching, French knots, back stitch and woven silks. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Needlework Development Scheme |
| Object history | The design is adapted from a traditional Hungarian embroidered mat Circ.264-1962. |
| Production | NDS collection 4655 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.265-1962 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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