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Needlework picture
Richards, Frances
(Embroiderer)
Abstract portrait by Frances Richards done in needlework on a woven straw ground. Face, elongated neck and shoulders in cotton fabric, outlined with herringbone and couched threads. Hair represented by black and yellow couched yellow threads. Features of face outlined in black threads using back stitches. Framed in 19th century maple frame.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F98.60.37
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Tiley, Miss June
Association Type: Owner
Date: 1950 - 1998
Place: Dinas Powys
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Bequest, 18/12/1998
Measurements
Length
(cm): 29.5
Width
(cm): 25.4
Length
(cm): 17
Width
(cm): 20.2
Material
Straw
Cotton (fabric)
Wool (fabric)
Wood
Glass
Location
In store
Classification
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