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Woollen canvas, embroidered with coloured silks in cross, satin and stem stitches. Partly enclosed by naturalistic floral wavy stem border. At top: two stanzas of verse Duty to God and your Neighbour, flanked by a flowering plant and a house. Below: various detached motifs: floral, stag, parrots, Adam and Eve with Tree and serpent, shepherd and shepherdess with sheep and dog. At bottom: maker's inscription and date, with school name to one side.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
36.351.17
Creation/Production
Whiteside, Margaret
Date: 1828 –
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(cm): 43.5
Width
(cm): 49.5
Techniques
hand embroidered
embroidery
Material
wool (fabric)
silk (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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