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Woollen canvas ground embroidered with coloured silks in cross and satin stitches. Border of stylized wavy stem with strawberries. At top: the Lord's Prayer, with horizontal double wavy stem below with strawberries and various symmetrically arranged motifs including stag, lion beneath crown, and pinks and other flowering plants in pots. At bottom: maker's inscription and date.
Note: See also Accession No: 31.177.1 made by the worker's ?sister, which contains most of the designs used in this specimen.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
31.177.2
Creation/Production
Spickett, Judy
Date: 1812
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(cm): 32.5
Width
(cm): 21.2
Techniques
embroidery
Material
wool (fabric)
silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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