Door Curtain
1920 (made)
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Embroidered door curtain of brown satin embroidered with coloured silks in long and short satin, stem and buttonhole stitches with French knots. The main part of the design consists of an owl with two younger ones embroidered in white and brown, perched on the branches of a pine tree worked in brown with large blue cones. There is a large crescent moon behind. At the bottom of the hanging are a series of toadstools and other plants worked in oranges, whites, greens, greys and mauve. The hanging is trimmed with purple cotton and the embroidery is worked through both layers or material.
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Materials and techniques | Brown satin embroidered with coloured silks |
Brief description | Embroidered door curtain of brown satin, English, 1920 |
Physical description | Embroidered door curtain of brown satin embroidered with coloured silks in long and short satin, stem and buttonhole stitches with French knots. The main part of the design consists of an owl with two younger ones embroidered in white and brown, perched on the branches of a pine tree worked in brown with large blue cones. There is a large crescent moon behind. At the bottom of the hanging are a series of toadstools and other plants worked in oranges, whites, greens, greys and mauve. The hanging is trimmed with purple cotton and the embroidery is worked through both layers or material. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Margaret A. Shaw |
Object history | Registered File number 1963/780 |
Historical context | Hanging was made my Miss Margaret Shaw, who was a City and Guilds Silver Medallist and First Prize winner in 1922. |
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Accession number | T.70-1963 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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