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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.
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Sample, worked on llinen, all in wool cross stitch, with flowers in a band round the edges and in motives with a ship, trees, birds and a verse. Made by 'Mary Ann... view details
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Small sampler, framed and glazed, worked on fine linen in silks mostly in cross stitch. The design include formal flowers, trees, hearts,crowns and a poem. Worked by... view details
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Sampler, all in different forms of cross stitch in silk on coarse yellow linen. Rust, shades of green, light blue and mauve, alphabets in different scripts, a few... view details
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Large sampler on coarse linen worked in red and green cottons with a little blue and pink for detail. Flower and bird motives aboves above a large castle like... view details
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Embroidered in many bright colours with a floral border. Made in wool, cross stitch, gros-point and satin stitch. Embroidered by Margaret Dickman aged 13 years 1862. view details
Panel : Biblical scene with Rebecca
Panel picture fo a garden with figures, animals, including a lion and two camels, and birds. Fine multi-colured silk embroidery on white satin. Presented by The Art... view details
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Sampler on white linen with tree and bird motives in subdued colours, mainly cross-stitch and some drawn work, initialed A.S. Presented by The Art Fund, 1963. Size:... view details
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Finely worked sampler worked on white linen in many colours, now much faded and many stitches. Worked by Ann Irving aged 12 years. Begun January 28th 1789 - finished... view details
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Cross stitch sampler with traditional lettering, borders and quotes in faded blue, green and red cottons on white linen. Presented by The Art Fund, 1963. Size: 40 x... view details
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Sampler worked in soft, multicoloured silks, in many stitches. Traditional letters and numbers in middle. Various bird and flowers motives in corners. Worked by... view details