Not on display

Sample of Embroidery

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

Sample of embroidered decoration for use on couture dress and accessories.Two pieces of cloth, one blue and one cream, stitched together. In the centre of the two pieces of cloth a blue beaded design with blue sequins and round blue beads are clustered together in a round shape with fan-shape designs spanning out from the central design.

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.Two pieces of cloth, one blue and one cream, stitched together. In the centre of the two pieces of cloth a blue beaded design with blue sequins and round blue beads are clustered together in a round shape with fan-shape designs spanning out from the central design.
Dimensions
  • Length: 18.5cm
  • Width: 10.2cm
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Given by Miss E. Gordon
Collection
Accession number
T.569:2-1999

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Record createdDecember 19, 2003
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