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Woollen canvas ground, embroidered with coloured silks in cross stitch. At top: upper case alphabet and numerals 1 to 16 in three rows; below: verse on Friendship. In centre: band of detached stylized motifs of flowers, trees and birds. At bottom: family initials followed by maker's inscription and date, flanked by flowering plants in pots. Lines of inscription separated by lines of floral and geometric motifs. Some moth damage at bottom.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
36.351.11
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(cm): 30
Width
(cm): 17.2
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
wool (fabric)
silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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