Embroidery Transfer
early 20th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Weldon's Ltd of 7 Southampton Street, London was established in 1885 by Walter Weldon as a paper pattern company and grew to become one of the most recognised needlework publishers in England. Weldon's specialised in printing patterns for the latest fashion and home decoration designs. They published a series of fourteen-page monthly newsletters, such as Weldon's Ladies Journal and Weldon's Dressmaker, which were available by subscription and featured patterns and instructions for home projects. Weldon's continued to manufacture paper transfers until the mid-twentieth century.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Heat-activated yellow printing ink on tissue-weight paper |
| Brief description | Embroidery transfer design by Weldon's Ltd, transfer design no. 812, 'Clematis Design in the variety known as "John Murray"' with original packaging, heat-activated printing ink on tissue-weight paper, England, early 20th century |
| Physical description | Embroidery transfer and original packaging. The transfer pattern is printed in yellow ink and depicts an oval border decorated with clematis flowers. The packaging is made of green paper with information and instructions printed on the obverse and reverse in green ink. A small image of the embroidery transfer is printed on the obverse above which is a stamp in purple ink reading 'YELLOW.' Five diagrams showing stitching methods are printed on the reverse. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Anne Symons |
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| Summary | Weldon's Ltd of 7 Southampton Street, London was established in 1885 by Walter Weldon as a paper pattern company and grew to become one of the most recognised needlework publishers in England. Weldon's specialised in printing patterns for the latest fashion and home decoration designs. They published a series of fourteen-page monthly newsletters, such as Weldon's Ladies Journal and Weldon's Dressmaker, which were available by subscription and featured patterns and instructions for home projects. Weldon's continued to manufacture paper transfers until the mid-twentieth century. |
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| Accession number | E.227:1, 2-2015 |
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| Record created | June 5, 2015 |
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