Key Information
Reference code
NMC/0420
Title
Embroidered yoke/collar
Date(s)
- c1911-1920 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1
Content and Structure
Scope and content
Orange silk velvet yoke/collar featuring a number of needlework techniques in silk thread worked by a student of The Glasgow School of Art, possibly under Ann Macbeth.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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General Information
Name of creator
Archival history
'The Unbroken Thread: A Century of Embroidery and Weaving at Glasgow School of Art', Nov-Dec 1994.
Custodial history
Margaret Walker, 1975.
Physical Description and Conditions of Use
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
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Language and script notes
Physical Description
The yoke is made with orange silk velvet with silk applique, embroidered with orange, white and green silk threads using satin and straight stitches, french knots, couching, needle-weaving and lace insertions. It forms a rounded shape around the neck and rectangular down the front.
Dimensions: 700 x 450 x 45 mm