Sample of Embroidery
ca. 1960-1968 (made)
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Sample of embroidered decoration for use on couture dress and accessories. Squarish piece of beige cloth with two flower designs, one larger than the other. The larger flower design has two flowers made up of cream / florescent sequins with orange round faceted beads in the centre and leaves of small round brown / antique gold beads. The smaller design has one flower with the same sequins and orange beads but has larger pearl beads for leaves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered |
| Physical description | Sample of embroidered decoration for use on couture dress and accessories. Squarish piece of beige cloth with two flower designs, one larger than the other. The larger flower design has two flowers made up of cream / florescent sequins with orange round faceted beads in the centre and leaves of small round brown / antique gold beads. The smaller design has one flower with the same sequins and orange beads but has larger pearl beads for leaves. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Miss E. Gordon |
| Production | For the House of Worth |
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| Accession number | T.559:4-1999 |
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| Record created | December 19, 2003 |
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