Embroidery
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk embroidery thread on canvas in a wooden, glazed frame
Measurements
595 x 460 x 20 mm
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Mottisfont, Hampshire
NT 770036
Summary
A floral embroidery of an engraved drawing by Graham Stuart Thomas used as a frontispiece to many of his books. The embroidery was given to Mr Thomas by Mrs Beryl Daborn on his 90th birthday. It depicts 2 varieties of hosta, a rhododendron and a rose. The work was photographed and used as a frontispiece by Mr Thomas in one of his last books, Treasured Perennials.
Provenance
Embroidery gifted to Mottisfont by Mrs Beryl Daborn