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"Textile"
Bedspread
Based on a design from the South Kensington Museum made by Mrs. Wallace, mother of Mrs. Bolton-Hill. Gold silk centre done in muted pinks, greens and gold silk embroidery in a crewel pattern - teal silk border on four sides.
Bedspread
Large spread comprised of linen squares embroidered in blue and yellow crewel work; the squares are joined together by lace panels backed with blue silk. Designed by South Kensington School of Needlework. Embroidery on linen with Battenberg lace.
Table runner
Hardanger embroidery in Irish linen. [or Broderie Anglaise ? -1982 exhibition labels]
Bobbin lace sample
Handkerchief
Valenciennes bobbin lace. Fine ecru linen with embroidered leaf and flower design; lace edge.
Pillow cover
Ecru-coloured, filet patterned crochet in centre panel, four square side panels are comprised of alternating squares of tatted design and cut out appliqued silk, with crochet edging, all backed with pale pink silk. Silk backing is attached on three sides.
Embroidered sampler
Multi-coloured silk and metal embroidery on linen; design motif similar to sampler designs.
Embroidered sampler
Russian cross stitch. Alternating bands of cotton and linen materials, each embroidered in a different design, using coloured embroidered cotton.
Shawl
Fuschia silk with fuschia applique embroidery in floral pattern. Brought from India by donor's great-grandfather before 1812 (her grandfather was born 1812).
Embroidery panel
Black linen oblong closely covered with rust, grey and gold silk floral and leaf embroidery. Marked 'Old Persian embroidery', probably Japanese embroidery.
Embroidery panel
Embroidered panel with Mt. Meru and dragons in gold thread, possibly Chinese. Navy silk with heavily embroidered dragon design panel along bottom - six embroidered circle with dragon pattern above.
Embroidery panel
Red silk square embroidered with gold thread, bird and flower design. Couched metal thread on silk.
Sleeveband
Embroidered silk bands; possibly Chinese; 2 pieces. Blue silk with heavy gold flower pattern embroidery.
Sleeveband
Embroidery in silk net; Chinese pagoda and figure motif. Thread: blue, green, rust, cream, orange, gold.
Beadwork panel
Beadwork figure design, partly worked. Victorian adaptation of 17th century stumpwork.
Book cover, book
Embroidered book cover covering 'The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley'. Elizabethan (1558-1602) design. Gold, mauve, coral, yellow, green, blue sprays of irises embroidered on ecru linen. Four heraldic shields in blue and gold along top of front cover with '19', 'J', 'W', '00' in each shield in red thread. Ribbon design encircling front to back with scattered leaves.
Book cover, book
Embroidered book cover covering Milton's 'Paradise Lost'. Mid-17th century design. Off-white silk damask cover (with red silk interior) with embroidered pink, white, red and green spray of carnations on front, a solid band of green around edge. Smaller flower motif on back and green stitching on spine.
Book cover, book
Embroidered book cover covering 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens. Mid-17th century design. Cover is off-white silk embroidered spray of purple tulips, five small tulips across bottom, all enclosed by small band of red and gold embroidered banding. Smaller spray on back and four small tulips on spine; all also enclosed by red and gold banding.
Embroidered box
Cardboard and silk construction; separate top with silk embroidery of spray of flowers; smaller flower motifs on front and side panels of box. Mid-17th century design.
Needle case
Ivory silk exterior with red silk interior. Embroidery matches BH-T-24 b (same colours and flowers); also gold sequins. Needlecase opens like book, 3 pieces of cream wool felt with red blanket-stitched edging, folded at middle. Elizabethan (1558-1602) design.
Pin cushion
Rectangular pin cushion. Front and back are ivory silk with embroidered flower and knot pattern in blue, mauve, pink, red, green, yellow thread. Red silk ribbon stitched around middle of cushion. Elizabethan (1558-1602) design. Embroidery matches BH-T-24 a (same colours and flowers).
Book cover, book
Ivory silk book cover covering 'The Book of Common Prayer'. Orange, brown, green, gold, white embroidery on front and back covers. Glass [?] beads sewn into cover with green thread. Off-white silk centre-medallion outlined in gold stitching with initials E.M. and E.W. inside; Stylized leaf and flower design at top and bottom with rhinestones and gold embroidery outlining. Ivory Prayer Book given by Sir Joseph Swan to Mrs. Wallace. Embroidered in silk on linen by Mrs. Hill.
Book cover, book
Embroidered book cover covering 'The Miniature Series: Winnowings from Wordsworth' by William Wordsworth. Mid-17th century design. Olive green silk with three red and pink roses enclosed by gold embroidered outline; cord edging.
Book cover, book
Embroidered book cover covering 'Verses' by Christina Rossetti. Green silk velvet ground with scattered pink flowers; centre medallion effect in gold embroidery. 'J.W.' in English script on both front and back. 'R' in English script on spine with pink flowers along length of spine.
Book cover, book
Book cover covering 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens. 16th century design. Linen fabric, drawn thread design with Spanish black work.
Embroidery panel
Silk linen material with coloured silk and gold metal embroidered flower pattern, with small pagoda and vase.
Drawstring purse
Embroidered drawstring purse done by Mrs. Wallace. Elizabethan (1558-1602) design. Silk-lined linen fabric with multi-coloured silk embroidered flower patterns - each flower semi-enclosed by curved vines. Ivory rings at top with green silk cord through them.
Book cover, book
Embroidered book cover covering 'The Lady of the Lake' by Sir Walter Scott. Heavy green silk with white and green Art Nouveau style pattern of leaves and flowers entwining the title.
Tablecloth
Ecru linen embroidered in green, chartreuse and gold. Drawn thread and buttonhole stitch.
Bedspread
Bokhana embroidery; Rust, pink, aqua embroidery on linen [1982 exhibition labels]. Linen top done in silk crewel embroidery - three centre panels with border on four sides - cotton and silk back.
Tablecloth
Fine linen table cover with blue and white embroidery along bottom and sides; crochet fringe.
Embroidery panel
Silk embroidery. Navy silk top with Japanese figure scene. Rust backing with four rust tassels.
Chair cover
Cream-coloured heavy linen with deep border of light blue cross stitch and embroidery across bottom half, lace edging across bottom. Assisi work; filled in ground in cross stitch.
Chair cover
Ecru linen cloth, probably for chair back, with cross-stitch panel in light blue added crochet edging.
Tablecloth
Unfinished table runner centre. Cutwork rectangular centre pattern, Broderie Anglaise, buttonhole and feather stitching.
Dresser scarf
Ecru linen cloth with cut-work design along sides and across bottom. 3.2 inch band of crochet set in across bottom of cloth.
Runner
Two table or dresser runners in heavy linen with pulled-thread inset. Norwegian Hardanger embroidery.
Embroidery panel
Beige fine linen cloth with silk and metallic flower design embroidery; evidence that pulled threadwork design was contemplated but not begun.
Book cover
Embroidered book cover; no book. Ivory silk embroidered with dandelions in yellow, green, grey thread. Gold-coloured cording around edges. Gold silk interior with dandelion seeds embroidered in grey thread on ivory silk interior folds. Mid-17th century design.
Bag
Beige silk evening bag, embroidered in peacock and floral motif; Chinese silk; European embroidery. Heavy gold thread attaches jade green coloured handles at top.
Cushion
(a) Small cushion; cream satin wrapped square, poufed corners.; (b) Embroidered gauze square sits over top [not attached]: in two shades of blue thread, monogram 'J.W.' in English script, with 'Apr. 16, 1903' below; decorative border.
Table runner
Heavyweight linen cloth with crewel work across bottom and embroidered design around bottom and sides of cloths; buttonhole and cross stitch; blue, red, green.
Dresser runner
Heavyweight linen cloth with crewel work across bottom and embroidered design around bottom and sides of cloths; buttonhole and cross stitch; blue.
Embroidery panel
Beige linen with sampler-style silk embroidered squares on bottom half.
Table centrepiece
Square lace border around circular centre; 2 birds facing each other at corners
Carpet
Punched on plain weaving; originally 4 single long strips (here joined together); stepped chevrons of varying widths ornamented throughout with a simple trellis
Sampler
Embroidered sampler; verse embroidered at left; elk or deer at b.l. and b.r.; inner border of potted plants; outer border of geometric design; inscriptions at t.r.
Palampor
Central section of embroidered palampor; blue satin; overall decoration of floral scroll with large, dense flower heads, small-scale birds with heads twisted backwards; double-headed eagle with coronet in circular motif at centre; gold leaf thread throughout; silk fringe border
Chai-Sha mantle
Embroidered chai-sha mantle (type of prescribed clothing for Buddhist monks) composed of vertical, rectangular compartments each containing religious figures or symbols; total number of figures (100) represent 100 manifestations of the Buddha nature; ornamental border of dragon figures across t. and b.
Carpet
Floral, mosaic appliqué in red, green, brown, blue and pink with purple velvet border; gold and brown silk fringe border
Drapery
Five pairs of draperies; Red Damask with large palmetto design; silk ball fringe
Shawl
Square Paisley shawl/spread in green, red, black, grey and yellow; fringe at either end in alternating colours of green, maroon, grey and black
Tapestry
Woven tapestry depicting the Flight of King Darius; two riders in turbans, the nearer one with a drawn sword, the other with a shield; horses charging to the right; hill landscape at left with an army and single riders; soldiers in foreground; large border with escutcheon and medallions and Latin inscription
Embroidery sample
Embroidery sample
Label
Sash
Tan coloured linen sash with wide band of multi-coloured embroidered flowers, interwoven with silver and gold metallic thread at each end
Doily
Cuffs
(a) Rectangular lace cuff with flower and leaf design; (b) lace cuff with two oval extensions; floral design
Collar
Square, lace collar with black velvet edging; velvet bow clasp; collar interchangeable from front to back
Sampler
Embroidered, square-shaped sampler; alphabet and numbers across top half; wording across bottom half
Sampler
Embroidered muslin sampler with wording across top and alphabet and numbers across bottom; square shaped
Cushion Cover
Needlepoint cushion cover; square with fringed border; centre geometric designs in reds, browns, blues and yellows against tan ground; 2-toned geometric border; brown, red and yellow fringe; traditional Latvian design
Cushion cover
Needlepoint cushion cover; square with fringed border; centre geometric designs in reds, browns, blues and yellows against tan ground; 2-toned geometric border; brown, red and yellow fringe; traditional Latvian design
Doily
Circular doily with 16-point edge; inner border of 4 butterflies surrounding singular floral centre
Wallhanging
Velvet banner with feathers; abstract shaped blue-green brocade atop abstract shaped bright pink satin; large redish-brown feather sprays attached to either side of brocade; 10 irregular shaped scattered pieces of gold satin at b.l.; scattered green and gold beads at b.r.; all on brown velvet; bamboo stick at t. and at b.
Wallhanging
Fabric shape collage in hot pink, yellow, taupe and beige on rectangular beige linen ground
Fire Screen Hanging
Leaf pattern on green background; beads in varying shades from white to black; piping around edge; fringe at bottom; screen suspended from 10 brass loops on brass rod
Quilt
Red and white square quilt; white ground, red and white diamond border; central motif of white square bordered by red diamonds
Handkerchief
Square embroidered handkerchief with centre design of 8-point star; scalloped edges
Handkerchief
Embroidered pina cloth, square handkerchief with centre design of 8-point star
Chair Cover
Cut silk velvet patterned in sage green against red ground; 4 Lotus heads against floral and scroll border; linen backing
Handkerchief
White square linen centrepiece surrounded by Torchon lace with scalloped edges
Handkerchief
White octagonal shaped linen centre with Battenberg lace border; four flowers form corners of octagonal centre piece; four butterfly designs alternated with flowers form outer border
Skirt
Pink, pleated silk wrap-around skirt with white cotton waistband; pleats trimmed in black; bottom edge, front and back panels of skirt trimmed in black with embroidered blue and white flowers; lower third of skirt embroidered with scattered flowers and butterflies; lower third of front and back panels elaboratedly embroidered with a frog, flowers, grasshopper and a pagoda
Tablecloth
White cotton illustrating various types of drawn work; from inner to outer-most edge - border of small triangles followed by border of open diamond design; medallion motif, and open diamond design repeated; at centre - a square in each corner alternated with step-shaped design, each filled with various pinwheel and square drawn work design
Wallhanging
Vertical hanging with verigated green strands alternating with dark green, blue and gold strands; 3 horizontal lime green boards at t., c. and b.
Wallhanging
Square shaped; grey background; off-white circle at c. bordered by two raised tubular forms and divided through the centre by three raised tubular forms
Kimono
Black crepe kimono with a gold embroidered peacock perched on a branch across the entire back; front and sleeves have embroidered floral decoration
Quilt
White and grey cotton quilt with quilted imaged of a car in front of a small gas station
Purse
Front and back identically beaded all over with centre panel in petit point needlework; petit point landscape of trees, water and buildings is surrounded by a beaded frame; this in turn is surrounded by a shell motif top and bottom, and a bracket motif on either side; rose florals are at each corner; the bottom has a beaded fringe; interior lined with beige silk bordered along the metal frame with orange and green floral edging (rose); pleated inner side pocket; metal frame and link chain; the openwork of the clasp is set with glass 'jewels' as is the pendant below and at each corner; enamelled bars also decorate the frame
Purse
Beaded purse with view of St. Mark's Cathedral, Venice, through archway (on both sides; identical, from the Piazza; originally with drawstring closing; silk lining; presumably Italian, Venetian glass beads (?)
Purse
Stylized floral beaded design on a multi-circular background; silk moire interior with an encased removable mirror; engraved silver frame and clasp and a silver chain
Handkerchief
Rose Point lace; fine, very transparent net ground; closely spaced buttonhole stitches
Handkerchief
Diamond-shaped and plaited on all four sides; design includes dots, simple flowers and a scalloped edge
Lace
Closely packed design; design built out of a continuous curling band of an identical width, enclosed on both sides by a small open-worked edging; resembles a firm linen; weave of the band is interrupted by a few holes; edge is slightly scalloped and has a picot finish
Lace Band
Toile and reseau are worked separately, the threads of the reseau being carried across the back of the toile. The reseau (the mesh or ground) is circular and the toile (the pattern or clothlike portion) is tape-like
Lace Band
Thread is fine with a silky gloss and the stiches almost invisible; a feature of Gros Point is the padded cordonnet and grides with picots; the flowers are built up with raised edges, almost into low relief; in Gros Point the motifs are always large, possible more than 2" across; a heavy lace with scroll like carved ivory
Lace Band
Black silk lace; background is bobbin-made in hexagonal mesh, consisting of two threads twisted around each other, while the motifs were completely worked in the net type and surrounded by a thick gimp thread
Lace Band
Black cotton; formal design and cartouches of 'net stitch'; ground of brides picotees and grouped triangles; thread has a slightly glossy quality, and the flowers within the cartouche appear to be worked in a finer thread.
Lace Band
Probably part of a collar with design of a rose, the outer border in scallop form through the placement of large circular flowers; the toile was made separately and then the design linked in position by the bobbin-made brides with picots.
Lace Band
Bruges is called a giupure lace - the separately worked parts of the pattern are held together not by reseau but by brides; design consists of open flower heads and scrolls; two different bobbin fillings
Lace Band
Ornate design with relics of the rich 18th Century scrolls and arabesques; the cordonnet is inconspicuous; the leaf veins and borders raised (ribbed), and the simple clustered face-on flowers look like forget-me-nots; leaf veins may be plaited or oversewn
Lace Band
Maltese lace is characterized by the short, fat, wheatears copied from the Genoese and by the Maltese Cross; it is made all in one piece; design consists sometimes of very stylized floral or leaf parts or of groupings of highly decorative circles and other geometric figures; the design was repetitive, the reseau plaited; thick natural-coloured silk
Cloth
Torchon lace let into a linen cloth, bordered with drawnthread work and edged with a band of Torchon lace; centre let-in panel commemorates Ypres, Belgium; the name and dates, 1914,1915,1916 are included in the design surrounding the centre motif, which bears some resemblance to the Belgian Coat of Arms
Handkerchief
Tenerife lace; centre square design of drawn thread work; four corner butterfly motifs
Honiton lace motifs
Honiton lace motifs
Battenberg Lace mat
Collar
Maltese Lace butterfly, bow
Battenberg Lace mat
Carrickmacross Lace sample
Carrickmacross lace; applique, muslin; buttonholed circles added after.
Lace collar
Battenberg lace bobbin tapes collar. Needlepoint lace fillings and ornamentation.
Stocking Style Lace sample
Lace, machine-made on bobbin; net: machine-made; stocking style.
Panel
Panel from a set of four curtains; embroidered with crewel wools in the style of the first half of the 18th Century; meandering desing with a large curving branch and mixed foliage; shades of green, blue and brown on a natural background
Handkerchief
Needlepoint lace - floral pattern encircling quatrefoil shaped plain centre
Doily
Ecru coloured circular doily with cloth in the middle in "Point de Fee" (fairy stitch) bobbin lace
Doily
Light beige circular doily in full lace; "Duchesse" bobbin lace with scalloped edges
Doily
Ecru coloured circular doily with cloth in the middle in "Point de Paris" bobbin lace
Handkerchief
Ecru coloured square handkerchief or doily with cloth in the middle in "Point de Gaze" fine needlepoint lace
Doily
Ecru coloured oval doily in full lace; "Point de Rose" fine needlepoint lace with "doubled" rose
Doily
Ecru coloured oval lace doily showing a large flower surrounded by smaller flowers and stems on a fine 'net-like' background, in "Point de Gaze" fine needlepoint lace
Lace sample
Straigh-bobbin edging lace which could be sewn edge-to-edge to form a double frill with the pattern continuing across the join; Cartouches of fancy filling stitches; Clothwork pattern with gemp outline; Ground: plaited and twisted threads in hexagonal pattern.
Lace sample
Straight bobbin, edging lace; Simple repeated motifs; Flowerheads; Lightweight softer lace which suited the summer clothes at the French court: hence its name "summer lace"; Ground: plaited and twisted threads in hexagonal pattern; Clothwork; Gimp thread; Flowerheads.
Lace sample
Edging lace; Typical Honiton quality; Clothwork; Typical right and wrong sides.
Lace sample
Alternating appliqué-type motifs joined into a single band; Clothwork; mesh fillings; wheat ears as fillings and joinings
Lace sample
Design formed by simple scrolling tapes joined by sewings along touching edges; Contrasting effects given by variations in the arrays of holes and the filling stitches within it; Tapes branch out and double back on themselves.
Lace sample
Edging lace, showing the first signs of raised work; Patterns include: Clothwork; Filling; Brides with picots; Typically Flemish treatment of the Italian baroque style.
Lace sample
Ornament of tendrils; Decorated with small oval leaves; Shaped border reserving areas of raised outline and filling stitches; Includes raised outline covered in buttonhole stitches; Cordonnet with picots; Areas of buttonhole stitches; Filling stitches in buttonholed rings; stars; bars.
Vestee
Insert for dress front; motifs include clothwork patterns; wheat ears; plaited brides with picots.
Lace sample
Ten samples of bobbin lace each of a different pattern, illustrating the various identifying techniques of Bedfordshire lace; Includes wheat ears (in each sample); plaited brides with and without picots; twisted brides; clothwork; point ground as a filling.
Lace sample
Edging lace; Bobbin-made motifs applied to net ground; spring, flower head and scroll motif; Made in clothwork.
Lace sample
Wide edging lace; Needlepoint on a handmade bobbin net; Sprays of flowers and leaves and leaf dots throughout the reseau (ground); Appliquéd bobbin motifs; Edging of pointed leaves.
Lace sample
Edging lace; Scalloped border; Floral motifs in clothwork applied over net ground.
Lace sample
Designs of odd-shaped cartouches; An example of the much simplified designs current in the mid-later part of the 19th century.
Lace sample
Example of the much simplified designs current in the later part of the 19th century.
Lace sample
Close-worked ornament; Resembles 17th century Flanders lace; Edging; Straight bobbin lace; Fine uniform threads with no gimp outline; Clothwork scrolls; Cartouches with fillings; Extremely fine and declicate; Complex ground.
Lace sample
Close-worked ornament, resembling 17th century Flanders lace; Straight bobbin, edging lace; Fine uniform threads with no gimp outline; Scrolls, flowers and cartouches with closely woven cloth work pattern; Outlined with rows of rectangular holes, which are also used to separate motifs within; Round Flemish ground; Hexagonal mesh with four threads plaited on all six sides enclosing an almost round hole.
Lace sample
Round-holed background mesh; Patterns of clothwork; Very sparse decoration in dot motif.
Lace sample
Straight bobbin lace; Diamond-shaped mesh; Flat lace with no raised threads or gimp outlines; Typical closely woven clothwork with rectangular holes outlining motifs; Repeating pattern of stemmed roses.
Lace sample
Diamond-shaped mesh with patterns of clothwork circle motifs; Scalloped border; Closely woven clothwork; Straight bobbin edging lace.
Wedding train
Wedding train of lace on machine-made net as follows. (1) Part Lace: individual motifs/small areas of design are worked separately and joined together by ground threads, birdes plaited with picots. (2) Pattern areas mainly worked in clothwork: a stitch used in bobbin lace to form areas resembling woven material. (3) Right and worng sides differ. Right side has raised work in the form of narrow bands of clothwork or bundles of threads outlining some edges and features within the design. Wrong side often has groups of threads passing loosely across it from one area of working to another. (4) Gimp thread is incorporated. (5) Ground : (a) bobbin made brides with picots, (b) vrai drochel bobbin net: elongated hexagonal mesh with two sides of four plaited threads and four sides of two twisted threads.
Bobbin
South Bucks bobbin; "Huguenot" style; "thumper" style; Single-necked without spangles; Turned shank.
Bobbin
Honiton bobbin or lace-stick; Pointed in form; Very lightweight; Plain neck and shank; Light coloured wood.
Bobbin
Turned wood with pewter inlay located above spangle; Spangle: top beads are both blue, centre beads are both amber, one a plain oval, the other faceted; Bottom bead is black with light blue/white linear markings in spiral form.
Bobbin
Turned wood bobbin; Stained, red and black, rings at each end of the shank; The name "Joseph" is inscribed in spiral form around the shank, each letter formed by a series of impressed dots; The "J" is in red, each letter alternating in colour (red, black); The spangle has a red and an amber bead, two clear, two blue and the bottom bead is white with yellow and black markings.
Bobbin
Bone, with red (faded) stained long neck; Grooved turning, and spiralled line and dash design around the shank area; Spangle: Top beads are clear glass and faceted; Second beads are faceted amber; The bottom bead is opaque white with pink dot decoration.
Bobbin
Turned wood; Shank in a repeating ribbed pattern; Pewter inlay in the "leopard" category i.e. with pewter spots that go right through the bobbin; Spangle: Top beads clear glass in rectangular form; Followed by two blue opaque beads; Two more clear beads in rectangular form; Bottom bead is blue, opaque and pitted; One area of pitting is white.
Bobbin
Turned wood shank; Bands of pewter inlay; Spangle: Top beads are clear glass; One faceted; Followed by two pale green beads; Bottom bead is opaque white.
Bobbin
Turned wood shank; Three areas of brass wire banding; Spangle: Top beads are blue, faceted; Followed by two amber beads; Bottom bead is egg-shaped, mottled brown and white.
Collar
Narrow-strip collar with tie closing; Includes clothwork; gimp thread; Point ground: hexagonal mesh with four sides of two twisted threads and two sides of two threads crossed.
Lace sample
Honiton motif for part lace; Includes clothwork; Mesh fillings; Wheat ears as fillings and joinings; Differing right and wrong sides; Gimp thread.
Pattern
"Pricking" in the form of a rose for bobbin lace; the roses differ slightly on each pricking
Pattern
"Pricking" in the form of a rose for bobbin lace; The roses differ slightly in each pricking.
Pattern
"Pricking" in the form of patterns for border lace; Repeating circular designs in each pricking.
Pattern
"Pricking" in the form of patterns for border lace; Repeating circular designs in each pricking.
Carpet
Repeating flower, leaf and stem pattern in shades of yellow and green which is directional
Hand towel
White huckaback linen with inserted bands of crochet work at either border. Depth of larger insert is 7.5 cm., surmounted by embroidered initials within a leaf, flower and ribbon wreath, all worked in white satin and stem stitch. Hand crochet and embroidery.
Doily
Irish crochet work. A centre medallion features a raised flower within a border. The border is then surrounded by ten similar raised medallions. Ecru thread.
Tablecloth
Small circular linen, ecru-coloured table cloth, with simple garland pattern in Broderie Anglais bordering the central linen area. Wide border of needlepoint lace between bands of filet. The lace border contains a series of portrait medallions. The medallions were probably made during W.W.I. in Belgium under auspices of the Red Cross for British and American market.
Bedfordshire Maltese Lace sample
Double length of bobbin lace, joined along length in black silk.
Ayrshire fishu
Embroidered fishu, in satin stitch. Cream-coloured lawn, embroidered with naturalistic floral sprays, enhanced with pulled-thread work and delicate pointed border pattern with buttonhole edging. Stitches: simple satin, stem and overcast stitches, tambour and pulled thread filling
Ayrshire panel
Panel is from a baby's gown. Floral border patterns and large stylized flower spray as main embroidered decoration. Needle lace fillings.
Lace sample
Ercu lace insertion in a pattern of a series of squares with chamfered corners
Ayrshire fishu
Fishu is constructed in a three-tiered flounce. The embroidery is white work in floral garland design. Some cut-work and drawn thread work, with minor application of needle lace fillings.
Honiton Lace sample
Lozenge-shaped piece of ecru net, with appliquéd lace forming a corresponding grid pattern. There is a ribbon knot at each individual centre
Valenciennes handkerchief
Handkerchief has a border of Valenciennes bobbin lace. Lawn centre with narrow border of embroidered white work in flowers and leaf design and with a larger flower spray at each corner. The lace is joined to the lawn square by a border of pulled thread work, in fine rows. Two rows of scalloped edging lace form the outermost border. The corners of the lace borders are sewn.
Lappet
Ecru-coloured lace with scalloped edging lace in an open circle motif. Floral spray at either end, and random ribbon knots in lace appliqué.
Collar
Ecru-coloured machine made lace of very fine quality. Floral and garland pattern with shaped flowerhead border.
Ayrshire collar
Ecru-coloured collar embroidered in white work. Floral design with reserves of different patterns in needlelace.
Ayrshire collar
Lawn collar embroidered in floral patterened white work, incorporating clusters of shamrock-like flowers. Collar is edged with Buckinghamshire bobbin lace. Needlework fillings.
Lace sample
Border patterns of flower sprigs, edging flower and picots. All over two-row pattern of small flowerheads.
Folding fan
The lace, net and sticks of the fan are black. The sticks are of painted black wood - imitation lacquer or japanning. The fan is single sided or a l’anglaise (of the English style), meaning that the lace is directly glued on to the ribs (the ends of the sticks). There is no backing, leaving the ribs exposed at the rear. The textile leaves are composed of three horizontal bands. The narrow top and bottom bands are floral (likely Chantilly lace), and the main central band of net is patterned with peacock eyes. The bands of, or derivative of, Chantilly lace appear to be machine woven.
Folding fan
This cream fan’s main medium is paper which has lace applied over cut-paper work outlined with silver paint. The lacy design so added is a mixture of butterfly and floral imagery. The ivory colour of the paper ground, sticks and lace complement the silver details creting a luxurious appearance. Each stick has been painted (in cream or faded silver) with delicate floral designs, as has the front and back of the fan’s guards. Possibly Spanish, with Asian influence (per Helen Delacretaz, Curatorial Intern)
Banquet de Platon
Nude, sleeping, man with a pan flute in his hand. A woman, wearing a transparent garment, is watching over him.
Security Blanket: B-2 Stealth Bomber
Grid composed of nine stars in the blues of military uniforms set against a twilight blue background like the sky
Red Dress
Red Dress, Black Dress and Blue Dress comprise the installation/performance work Connecting at an Unknown Rate. Dress with matching bolero jacket and hat constructed of mostly red shoulder pads with some in orange, beige, pink and purple. The jacket has red ribbon closures.
Black Dress
Red Dress, Black Dress and Blue Dress comprise the installation/performance work Connecting at an Unknown Rate. Dress with detachable collar and matching hat. The dress and hat are constructed of mostly black shoulder pads with some in light and navy blue. The collar is constructed of undyed shoulder pads.
Blue Dress
Red Dress, Black Dress and Blue Dress comprise the installation/performance work Connecting at an Unknown Rate. Dress with detachable shawl and matching hat constructed from blue shoulder pads with some in lime green and purple. The dress is decorated with metal rings. Attached to either side of the hat are three strands of metal and glass beads. Stitched along the edge of the back of the hat are 19 silver buttons.
Thirty Faces
Six rows of faces, thirty faces in total. Faces are grey, red, black, green and orange.
Magic Circle
Figure in Striped Clothing
High Play
A Terrifying Challenge
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An overall multicolor appliquéd design of figures, animals and birds with embroidered texture on and surrounding the appliquéd areas.
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Long narrow panel featuring double profiles in a vertical column; each pair of faces framed by an igloo shape.
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Large wallhanging which features three central figures - a standing man, seated man and kneeling woman - surrounded by heads in profile.
Figures in Beaded Parkas
Eight figures and a dog on a blue duffle backgound; parkas are decorated with beading and trimmed with hide fringes; faces are of antler; dog is entirely beaded.
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Overall multicolour design of human and animal figures created by appliqué and stitchery techniques on a green duffle background
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Overall multicolour design of human and animal figures created by appliqué and stitchery techniques on a brown duffle background
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Scene of a man in a kayak created by appliqué and stitchery technique on a turquoise stroud background.
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Multicolour abstract floral appliqué felt design surrounded by a scalloped appliqué border; the background of navy duffle is stitched overall.
Parka
The parka consists of a cotton poplin shell over white wool duffle. Coloured felt appliqués decorate the lower edge, cuffs, right and left breast, and middle back areas of duffle. Designs are of the bold colours and stylized natural forms characteristic of the artist's style. The fur used is wolverine.
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Several activities of camp life are occurring simultaneously; an old man with tattooed face stands looking out at the viewer; she is watched by a young mother packing a baby; another woman plays with a child, watched by a dog; at the bottom, a young woman watches a man who is chasing a snowy owl; the owl has caught a lemming which it holds in its beak.
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Felt appliquéd figures and animals against a beige wool duffle background. The theme of transformation is evident in the central image of a figure with wings, claws and a human face, legs and feet. Directly above and below this figure is a white bear. At either side of the hanging there is a figure with a bird emerging from the neck and a face emerging from either side of the body. At each top corner there is a seal, and at each bottom corner there is an ulu.
Ecclesiastical stole
Summer Scenes
Summer scene. Sun at top centre from which "rainbow" extends to frame active scene depicted on top half of wallhanging (figures, birds, dogs, caribou, inukshuk). Lower portion has applied dark brown ground, with water flowing through - depicted with shaded green stitching, also five bears and one muskox. Wallhanging is edged with applied dark green geometric border.
Four Seasons of the Tundra: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
This work consists of four wallhangings, to be hung side by side, each of which depicts a season on the tundra. Each wallhanging is virtually covered with stitches, many of which are done with varigated embroidery floss. The overall effect is of an impressionistic quality - describing the foliage, rocks, water, and colour of the landscape. The ground colour of each is as follows: Fall - rust, Winter - blue, Spring - beige, Summer - burgundy.
Good and Evil
White wool duffle wallhanging with central red image framed by black border. Both the red wool and black wool pieces of fabric are appliquéd with zigzag stitches along the fabric edges. Red figure is irregularly shaped, consists of several faces, and is covered with series of stitches which form a vertical pattern. Black border is a single piece of fabric which has been cut to form a frame which consists of the outline of several faces. The wallhanging edge is finished with alternating red and blue stitiches.
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At the top of the wallhanging are the heads of two bears which have been placed back to back. Underneath the bears’s heads, is a figure pulling a child in a sled. Immediately underneath, is an igloo, under which are depicted two walruses, each wearing a parka. At the bottom are two whales. There is embroidery all around the edge of the wallhanging.
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Assorted animals, fantastic beasts and figures in various colours on green wool: walrus; man, with a fish tail, walking on all fours; polar bear; owl; wolf-like animal with paws in front and mocassioned human feet in back; three-headed man.
People and Owls
Along the top of the wallhanging in a single row are men and women. Along the bottom in a single row are human heads each surmounted with an owl.
Landscape with Human and Animals
Landscape with foliage consisting of leaves and flowers, among which are birds and what appears to be a head of a seal. A figure is at the top left.
Hunter/Ptarmigan
Two-sided wallhanging depicting a hunter wearing a bright green parka and orange trousers on one side and a yellow ptarmigan on the other
Hunter and Bear
Brown bear on his haunches facing a hunter with a bow and arrow on a yellow background trimmed around all edges in pink. Along the bottom are flowers.
Woman’s parka
A brown parka trimmed with wolf fur around the hood, cuffs and hem. A repeating pattern of blue birds in profile is appliquéd around the bottom and around the bottom of each sleeve. Each of the birds is edged with orange thread. The woven sash is blue, orange and brown.
Qaqqilutuk
Hilly landscape over which the sun is shining. Several inukshuks dot the landscape.
Carpet
Rigidly stylized floral pattern of light blue, white and green with light yellow base on brilliant red ground; border of 'S' motifs alternating with angular leaf patterns; accompanying border in trefoil design; fringed at top and bottom
Tapestry
Scene depicting Tobit celebrating the Feast of the Pentecost; Tobit being blinded at c.; the murder of the Hebrew and his burial by Tobit and Tobias at l.; at centre middleground - Tobit and his family feast at table set in Baroque pavillion; medieval landscape in distance; scene bordered at t.,l. and b. by dense floral and fruit decoration
Tapestry
Scene depicting Tobit (l.c.) giving the Note-of-Hand of Gabael to his son Tobias (c.) and Raphael (r.); Tobit's wife, Anna, stands at l.; detailed view of city in background; at t.l. scene depicts Tobit and his wife Anna who holds a kid in her arms; at r. middleground scene depicts Tobit killing monstrous fish; scenes bordered at t. and b. by dense floral and fruit decoration
Tapestry
Scene depicting the marriage of Tobias and Sarah at c.; surrounding the main scene are depictions of episodes leading up to the marriage: Tobias entreating Raphael for his daughter's hand in marriage (r. middleground); Raphael driving out the demon which had imprisoned Sarah (t.l.c.) and Tobias and Sarah at their devotions beside a 4-poster bed (t.r.c.); scenes bordered at t.l. and b. by dense floral and fruit design
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Tobias, his dog at his feet, attended by a servant carrying at flask; in background servants escorting asses and dromedaries laden for journey; scenes bordered at t.,l. and r. by dense floral and fruit design
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Tobit and daughter-in-law Sarah embracing at c.; at r. background Tobias annoints his father's eyes to cure his blindness; medieval landscape and cityscape in background; scenes bordered at t., r. and b. by dense floral and fruit design
Fan
The fan has bone blades (or sticks) with carved floral motifs in garland form extending the length of each, except where the net fabric is attached. The fabric is decorated with scattered steel-cut sequins, and above the random scattering is a repeating garland of sequined bows, small floral sprays, and two border lines of sequins complete the design. The fan is delicate and fragile, suitable for gala occasions.
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