Examples of British Needlework
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- 16th century to mid-20th century
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71 textiles originating from Great Britain.
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Examples of British Needlework
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71 textiles originating from Great Britain.
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Examples of International Needlework
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54 examples of non-British work including examples from Greece, India, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey and Bosnia.
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Folder of printed designs on cotton
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British. Examples partly worked showing how they were interpreted. One design dated 1862.
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British. Examples of work produced throughout 19th century.
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Greek. On coarse linen embroidered in cross-stitch in grey and pink thick cotton yarn. Stylised repeating leaf motif.
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Greek. Traditional embroidery in solid silk stitchery completely covering the coarse linen background. Predominently black with red and other colours.
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Indian. Coloured silk embroidery on red woollen background. Floral design repeats four times in width. Possibly from Kashmir.
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Indian. Coloured silk on brown woollen background. Kashmir cone design. Not very high quality nor in good condition.
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Fragment of Embroidered Muslin
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British. Meandering all-over design of leafy stems and flower heads. Chain stitch in blues, greens and pinks. Mounted in roll.
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Russian. Drawn-thread work design on white linen showing repeating bird motif in pink and blue. Blue has faded.
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British. Silk on cream linen. Meandering flower design, chain stitch and French knots. Shaded colours. Background stitched to resemble quilting.
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Greek. Strip of linen embroidered with repeating bird motif in cross-stitch in pink and grey, with a band of needlewoven insertion worked beneath.
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Greek. On coarse linen embroidered in cross-stitch in pink and blue cotton. Repeating formal design based on plant forms.
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Fragment of Greek Island Embroidery
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Greek. Embroidered in coloured silks and metal thread. Symmetrical floral design with stylised roses and carnations etc.
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Floral sprig design worked in shades of blue silks on white lawn in variety of stitches.
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Indian. Closely arranged kashmir cone design in metal threads and silks on green woollen background. Richly embroidered. Irregular shape.
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English. Fine white corded silk waistcoat with floral border incorporating the rose, thistle and shamrock. Pockets have embroidered flaps. Part of the spotted background has been unpicked. Shows influence of Chinese embroideries. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Textile conservation was completed in 2019.
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British. Floral border design continues round high collar and pocket flaps. Remainder of waistcoat has all-over sprig design. Buttons are embroidered. Fine satin stitch embroidery shows Chinese influence. Used to be framed.
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Glasgow School of Art correspondence file
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Correspondence between Glasgow School of Art and University of Dundee Museum Collections regarding Needlework Development Scheme 1994-1995; List of items/exhibits held by the four Scottish Art colleges/schools 1947; Catalogue of NDS items held by Glasgow School of Art [1962]; Correspondence and estimates of insurance for the Glasgow School of Art NDS holdings 1966; Distribution of Needlework Development Scheme Embroideries, n.d.
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Handkerchief, Ayrshire embroidery
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Scottish. Very fine lawn with flower and leaf design at each corner and initial 'A' in pink in one corner. Very fine drawn fillings and drawn hem.
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German. White lawn worked with white cotton shadow work and French knots. The quotation reads 'Dann sol ches ist ge schehen auf dass die schrifterfuellet wuerde' (then it came to pass, so that the word would be fulfilled). This work was inspired by the Hungertuch Lenten hangings which were a popular source at the Schule fur Handwerk and Kunstegewerbe. At a time when imagery was constrained such religious depictions were at odds with the political regime and that they are being used as oblique references to the artists' and students' political and social concerns.
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Norwegian. Linen runner with border decorated with traditional design in drawn-thread work and satin stitch. Geometric design. Double row of buttonholed scalloped picots.
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Danish. Traditional work on natural linen incorporating drawn thread work and embroidery in satin-stitch. Relies for its effect on the changes of texture of the embroidery . Design based on stylised flower and plant forms.
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British. Blue silk, hand stitched quilting.
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Images of examples of needlework
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Black and white proofs and photographs of needlework. Possibly from the Embroidery & Woven Textile collection.
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Images of NDS British needlework
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Black and white transparencies, proofs and photographs of examples of needlework. Includes images of NDS British and foreign pieces.
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Images of NDS 'foreign' needlework
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Black and white proofs and photographs of examples of foreign (non-British) needlework.
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Images of Needlework Development Scheme objects
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Includes transparencies, proofs and photographs of needlework from the NDS British and 'Foreign' (non-British) collections.
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Chinese. Yellow silk robe, richly embroidered with coloured silks and gold thread. The symbolic decoration includes representations of the sun, moon, and stars only worn by Emperors. Also Imperial dragons, earth, sea, sky and sacred mountains.
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Imperial Ceremonial Robe (Version 1)
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Imperial Ceremonial Robe (Version 2)
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Scottish. Made for children of G. D. Fullerton Esq. Embroidered with small flower design. Drawstrings to fit cap to head. Round lace-edged crown.
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Inventories and Catalogues of the Needlework Development Scheme collection
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By the time the Needlework in Scotland scheme was disbanded due to the war in 1939, the scheme had amassed a collection of some 900 items. In 1945, when the scheme was resurrected at the Needlework Development Scheme it continued to acquire textiles having over 5000 pieces by 1961 when the scheme was finally dissolved. Many of these were available as loan collections to schools and colleges.
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British. Applique curtain in shades of yellow shading to dark brown at the bottom. Art Deco design with pink and silver stripes. Patched together from irregular jigsaw shaped pieces.
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Hungarian. Traditional peasant work, linen with drawn thread work on sleeves within borders of black cross-stitch embroidery and sequins. A few of the sequins applied to the sleeves still remain. Acquired from the Isabella home industry, Budapest.
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British. Showing 'Midhurst - the town in the midst of the woods', with roads, buildings and figures. Very fine stitchery on natural cotton. Framed but unglazed.
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British. Of white linen with central circular motif in black and orange embroidery in a wide variety of stitches, so mat could have been made as a sampler. Framed.
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Cypriot. A type of needlemade lace worked in varieties of buttonhole stitch which has been made since the Venetian occupation of Cyprus in the 15th and 16th centuries. This rather stiff lace, produced mainly for tourists, was derived from Italian reticella lace. Design of figures dancing to Pan's pipes.
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Mat in 'Venetian' lace (Version 1)
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Mat in 'Venetian' lace (Version 2)
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Mat in 'Venetian' lace (Version 3)
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Contains publications and press cuttings relating to embroidery, needlework and the NDS.
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NDS-related material from Sandra Heffernan
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Press cuttings relating to embroidery and the NDS donated by Sandra Heffernan who wrote a PhD on the NDS. Includes: 'When an Art Became an Industry' by Marie W Stuart; Scotland, 3, No. 4, 81-6; 1938 (photocopy); 'Revolution in Embroidery', Picture Post, 1951; The Life of Ann Macbeth of Patterdale by Marjory Ives, c. 1981 (photocopy); 'Eye of the Needle' by Janet Rae, The Scotsman Magazine, July 1983; 'Hannah and her Stitches' by Muriel Armstrong, Life & Work, January 1998; The Needlewoman, n.d. Revolution in Embroidery stored in separate file because it is fragile.
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