Tea cosy
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Wool, canvas, beading, silk cord, silk.
Measurements
310 x 420 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602630
Summary
A tea cosy made from wool and canvas. The canvas core is decorated with a combination of Berlin work and petit point embroidery, with a dark pink background and a central decoration of flowers and foliage in green, brown, cream and black, highlighted with beadwork in brown, black and white. It has twisted silk cord around the edges and as a bow handle centre top and is fully lined in quilted black satin.
Provenance
Gift of E.G.Glish. Labelled 'Mrs Norman Smith, from E Glish'.
Marks and inscriptions
This label is not with the object?: 'Mrs Norman Smith, from E Glish'.(label)