Book Cover
1955 (made)
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Book cover embroidered in stranded cotton, fine wool and steel bands in coarse and tent stitches. With a geometric design worked on the counted thread decorating the front.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered in cotton, wool and steel |
| Brief description | Book cover embroidered in cotton, wool and steel, embroidered by Elizabeth Geddes, Glasgow, 1955 |
| Physical description | Book cover embroidered in stranded cotton, fine wool and steel bands in coarse and tent stitches. With a geometric design worked on the counted thread decorating the front. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Needlework Development Scheme |
| Object history | The design is inspired by the Berlin wool-work sampler in Circ.255-1962. |
| Production | NDS Collection 4503 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.256-1962 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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