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Watkinson, Charlotte
(embroiderer)
Woollen canvas ground, embroidered with coloured silks in cross and various flat stitches. Narrow border of floral wavy stem. Divided into two compartments horizontally by a wavy line. In first: verse addressed to parents, flanked by vertical interwoven wavy lines. In second: naturalistic thatched cottage motif, with 1772 on gable, two beehives with bees and two trees in fenced garden. Below: maker's inscription.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
36.351.9
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Watkinson, Charlotte
Association Type:
Date: 1772
Place: England
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Donation, 1936
Material
Wool (fabric)
Silk (spun and twisted)
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