Madonna
Picture
1932-1933 (made)
1932-1933 (made)
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Embroidered picture of the head of the Virgin Mary in gold, copper and silver metal threads, and wearing a crown, halo and an elaborately interlaced hairstyle.
Object details
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| Title | Madonna (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Metal thread embroidery |
| Brief description | Embroidered picture of the Virgin Mary in metal threads, designed and made by Beryl Dean, Bromley, 1932-1933 |
| Physical description | Embroidered picture of the head of the Virgin Mary in gold, copper and silver metal threads, and wearing a crown, halo and an elaborately interlaced hairstyle. |
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| Credit line | Given by the maker |
| Object history | Notes taken from an interview with Beryl Dean on 13 December 1996, when she was 86 years old: This panel was worked when Beryl Dean was at Bromley School of Art. She had bought the collection of gold threads for 10/- and this inspired the work. She had learned gold-work techniques at the Royal School of Needlework but was told by an Inspector of Art as soon as she started at Bromley to forget everything she had previously learned [apart from the technique]. |
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| Accession number | T.151-1997 |
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| Record created | August 2, 2002 |
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