Bedspread
Alice Mary Darby, Mrs Francis Alexander Wolryche-Whitmore (1852 - 1931)
Category
Textiles
Date
1900
Materials
Cotton
Measurements
2600 x 2180 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 814460
Summary
Large rectangular cotton bedspread decorated with crewel work embroidery of entwined roses on thorned stems. Cream linen twill weave. Embroidered in worsted threads in shades of browns, greens, pinks to reds and lilac. Hand and machine sewn, centre ground plain bordered in four sides. Lined throughout.
Provenance
Worked by Alice Mary Wolryche-Whitmore (1851-1931). Dudmaston Collection.
Marks and inscriptions
Blue laundry label.
Makers and roles
Alice Mary Darby, Mrs Francis Alexander Wolryche-Whitmore (1852 - 1931)