Not currently on display at the V&A

Sample of Embroidery

mid 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sample of embroidered decoration for use on couture dress and accessories. Rectangular piece of cream cloth with two designs: one pale blue square design with five flowerheads surrounded by smaller blue beads and the other design with green beads. This border/strip design has four types of green beads, the smallest surrounding the larger round ones and six lozenge shaped ones.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered
Brief description
Eveline Gordon. Sample of couture embroidery worked for Worth London, mid-20th century
Physical description
Sample of embroidered decoration for use on couture dress and accessories. Rectangular piece of cream cloth with two designs: one pale blue square design with five flowerheads surrounded by smaller blue beads and the other design with green beads. This border/strip design has four types of green beads, the smallest surrounding the larger round ones and six lozenge shaped ones.
Dimensions
  • Length: 23.1cm
  • Width: 9.1cm
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Given by Miss E. Gordon
Collection
Accession number
T.569:7-1999

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Record createdDecember 19, 2003
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