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Trolley Cloth

1956 (made)
Artist/Maker
Barbara Snook (embroiderer)
Place of origin
Chislehurst (made)

Trolley cloth of grey rayon embroidered in stranded cotton in Bosnia stitch, four-sided stitch and back stitch.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Embroidery
Tableware & Cutlery
Object type
Trolley cloth
Materials and techniques
Embroidered rayon in stranded cotton
Brief description
Trolley cloth of embroidered rayon in stranded cotton, embroidered by Barbara Snook, Chislehurst, 1956
Physical description
Trolley cloth of grey rayon embroidered in stranded cotton in Bosnia stitch, four-sided stitch and back stitch.
Dimensions
  • Width: 14.25in
  • Length: 23.5in
Credit line
Given by the Needlework Development Scheme
Object history
The design is inspired by Bosnian embroidery Circ.244-1962.
Production
NDS collection
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.245-1962

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O320573/trolley-cloth-barbara-snook/
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