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Collections > Textiles
A fascinating collection of period carpets, costume, embroidery, fabrics, fans, lace, quilts and bedcovers, one of the largest collections of tapestries in the country and toys including the world's first train set.
Women's Bag
Beadwork art nouveau bag in green, blues, orange and mauve beads. Shaped tortoiseshell fastening, dark blue beaded loop handle. Lined with wine coloured silk,... view details
Sampler: Map of England and Wales
Outlines in cross stitch on fine linen. view details
Beaded Bag
Beaded bag with sailing ship on one side and early steam ship the other. Size: 17.5 x 15 cm approx. plus fringe view details
Sampler
The alphabet is worked in rows, dimishing in size. There are also numbers. view details
Sampler
Unframed sampler worked in cross-stitch and formal border of flowers and leaves in pink, gold and green. Centre, a large building with "The South View of... view details
Sampler
Sampler on double canvas in Berlin wools in cross-stitch. Worked with formal rose bud border, mixed flowers in corners, various alphabets, two birds and a floral... view details
Embroidery, canvas work, chair seat and back
Chair seat and back, in petit and gros point, with same design, brown border with cypresses, in centre a terrace with lady playing a lute, standing with a dog at her... view details
Chair back
Wool on canvas, cross stitch. (9 stitches to the inch). The top has been cut down. Size: 67.5 x 65 cm view details
Chair Seat
Part of a set of two chair seats and a back. All silk gros point, diagonal wavy bands make diamond shaped and oval panels filled with leaves and flowers. Size: 60... view details
Chair Back
Part of a set of five chair backs, seats, and two arm pieces. All wool tent stitch, canary yellow background to strips, either mauve or light blue, with pale blue... view details