| Title: | 1982M35 Embroidered bed cover |
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| Description: |
1982M35 Embroidered bed cover, 1902 Mary Newill (d.1947) * Quote is from second verse of Ode - Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood by William Wordsworth. Bed cover embroidered in coloured wools (cream, pinks, greens, browns, black). In the centre a circle divided into 8 sections with motifs loosely illustrating text: a sun in the centre, an owl, sparrow, chaffinch, tit, butterflies, moths, moon and stars. In alternate panels a trailing design of dog roses. At each corner, dog roses and a rainbow. |
| Keywords: |
Art movement/Arts and Crafts, Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Textiles, AFA, Embroidery, Exhibition/ Victorian Radicals |
| Usage Rights: | Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0 |
| Height: | 235 |
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| Width: | 230 |
| Unit: | cm |
| Credit Line: | Presented by the Friends of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery, 1982. |
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