Sewing accessory
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Textiles
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Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1130123.7
Summary
Group of twelve needlework embellishments; small spheres, covered with fabric similar to 1130123.6, gathered and fixed at the base, with a single stitch in the top. Eight are orange, possibly with silk content as much of the coloured fibres have been lost, gathered and knotted at the back, rather than sewn. Two are gold, satin finish fabric, stitched at the back and with a pin remaining in the back. Two are cream, sewn at the back, one with a pin. In Duchess Evelyn's sewing basket 1130123.1.