Embroidery
1930s (made)
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Rectangular embroidered cotton placed in a silver painted wooden tray with a glass top. The left hand side of the embroidery has green embroidered leaves with silver metal stems. The bottom left third of the piece has a wave like pattern saw in silver metal thread, wave turn into a stream which is made up of bands of colour starting at the bottom of the piece with a mid-blue going onto a green/grey, light blue/grey, light peach pink and the last band being cream.
The right hand side is a parasol with each section of the cream parasol is sewn in different stitches with a red and white stand. Under the parasol is a pink and grey checked table cloth with a set of cups and plates laid out on it.
The right hand side is a parasol with each section of the cream parasol is sewn in different stitches with a red and white stand. Under the parasol is a pink and grey checked table cloth with a set of cups and plates laid out on it.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton, painted wood and glass |
| Brief description | Embroidered cotton placed in a wooden tray with a glass top, made by Beryl Page, England, 1930s. |
| Physical description | Rectangular embroidered cotton placed in a silver painted wooden tray with a glass top. The left hand side of the embroidery has green embroidered leaves with silver metal stems. The bottom left third of the piece has a wave like pattern saw in silver metal thread, wave turn into a stream which is made up of bands of colour starting at the bottom of the piece with a mid-blue going onto a green/grey, light blue/grey, light peach pink and the last band being cream. The right hand side is a parasol with each section of the cream parasol is sewn in different stitches with a red and white stand. Under the parasol is a pink and grey checked table cloth with a set of cups and plates laid out on it. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Miss M. Sheaves / 122 Widney Lane / Solihull / Warwick' (Paper label at the bottom left hand side on the back of the tray) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr C. Page |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.305-1997 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2001 |
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