Fair Linen Cloth
1892-1893 (made)
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Fair linen cloth for use on an altar and embroidered with white cotton. The centre is decorated with four crosses and a border on each end shows a scrolling grape and vine worked in satin and stem stitches. There is a drawn thread decorative edge on all four sides of the cloth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen embroidered with cotton, and with satin and stem stitches |
| Brief description | Fair linen cloth embroidered with white cotton, possibly designed by G.F. Bodley, England, 1892-1893. |
| Physical description | Fair linen cloth for use on an altar and embroidered with white cotton. The centre is decorated with four crosses and a border on each end shows a scrolling grape and vine worked in satin and stem stitches. There is a drawn thread decorative edge on all four sides of the cloth. |
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1984/2344. |
| Production | The cloth came from St Luke's Church, Warrington which was built by the form of Bodley and Garner between 1892-1893, and it is possible therefore that the embroidery was designed by G.F. Bodley. |
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| Accession number | T.138-1985 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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