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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.
Panel: Landscape with Duck Pond and Village
Rectangular panel, all in petit point stitch in wool and silk on canvas. It shows naturalistic picture of a landscape. In the foreground a pond with ducks and a heron... view details
Panel: St John the Baptist preaching
Part of a pair of panels, embroidered on linen in wool and floss silk. It is mostly in long and short stitch with a few other stitches including French knots. On... view details
Embroidered Panel: The Ascension
A pair of panels, embroidered on linen in wool and floss silk. It ismostly in long and short stitch with a few other stitches including French knots. On both these... view details
Chair Seat Panel
Chair seat panel, straight sided, wider at bottom, gros and petit point in wool and silk. Shaped scalloped border, centre with growing plant on white background. Size:... view details
Panel - Bowl of Flowers
Small panel of petit point on canvas in wool and silk. The embroidery has an indigo blue background with a blue and white bowl and mixed flowers including carnations.... view details
Panel
Panel, wool and silk petit point, indigo blue border with natural flowers, centre with man reclining under tree, on the left a woman, on the right a cherub and a dog,... view details
Chair Back
Chair back, white background, with a large paeony growing in earth with small green and red parrot. Size: 83.7 x 81.3 cm view details
Chair Back
Chair back, rococo scrolls, flowers and bunch of roses. Embroidered mostly in wools with a silk. Size: 52.5 x 50 cm. view details
Young St. John Baptist in the Wilderness
Small panel picture of embroidery, on white silk backed with blue linen, in floss silk, in satin and other stitches and in several types of gold and silver thread. The... view details
Panel picture of St. Peter, with cock and keys
Panel picture on fine linen in various stitches in wool and silk. The picture shows St. Peter clutching the keys, to the left are trees with a cock perched in them,... view details