Embroidery
Henry Stacy Marks, RA (London 1829 – London 1898)
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk
Measurements
197 mm (H)438 mm (W)
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Standen House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 1214761
Summary
Framed silk embroidered picture, the design of which is in the manner of Henry Stacey Marks. Probably embroidered by Mrs Margaret Beale (original owner of Standen) and her three daughters. It depicts two white birds perched facing one another on a branch and surrounded by foliage and small blue flowers on a siver-grey background.
Makers and roles
Henry Stacy Marks, RA (London 1829 – London 1898) , designer Margaret Beale (1847 - 1936), embroiderer Amy Elizabeth Beale (1871 - 1934), embroiderer Margaret Sarah 'Maggie' Beale (1872 - 1947), embroiderer Dorothy Beale (1879 - 1969), embroiderer