Tray Panel
1949 (made)
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Embroidered tray panel and sampler and sketch. Tray with embroidered decoration and hand-embroidered sampler. A duck motif is drawn in a coloured chart and worked in two different ways. The round sampler shows a variety of stitches worked on white flannel, and the tray panel has a duck worked in fine stitches based on counted threads. The sketch and sampler are mounted on card measuring 17.25 inches x 12.5 inches.
Part of the Kessell experiment (1949) of embroidery interpretations carried out by teachers and students from colleges of art.
Part of the Kessell experiment (1949) of embroidery interpretations carried out by teachers and students from colleges of art.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered flannel, mounted on card |
| Brief description | Embroidered tray panel and sampler and sketch, designed by Mary Kessell, embroidered by Maureen Chatfield and Joan Whayman, Bromley, 1949 |
| Physical description | Embroidered tray panel and sampler and sketch. Tray with embroidered decoration and hand-embroidered sampler. A duck motif is drawn in a coloured chart and worked in two different ways. The round sampler shows a variety of stitches worked on white flannel, and the tray panel has a duck worked in fine stitches based on counted threads. The sketch and sampler are mounted on card measuring 17.25 inches x 12.5 inches. Part of the Kessell experiment (1949) of embroidery interpretations carried out by teachers and students from colleges of art. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Needlework Development Scheme |
| Production | NDS 2350 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.304 to B-1962 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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