Embroidery
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk mix, Cotton thread, Metal
Measurements
85 mm (Width); 3255 mm (Length)
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1989196
Summary
A long piece of cream coloured silk, or silk mix with an unfinished embroidery pattern stitched in different shades of purple. Where the embroidery has not been finished is a inked pattern to follow. The material has been equally doubled over along the length and has a sharp fold. There are two metal needles attached to the material, one of which has dark purple cotton thread threaded through it.This object was found in the top drawer of a mahogany table (CMS no. 997561.1)