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Total number of records: 413

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PlaceCount
United Kingdom350
Winchester38
London2
Birkenhead1
Cairo1
Denmark1
Egypt1
France1
Geneva1
Greece1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Pesel, Louisa F413
Dryad Handicrafts2
Arthur H. Lee & Sons1
Binyon, Laurence1
Dickenson, J R1
Dmc Group1
Embroiderers' Guild1
Foster, Margaret M1
Kendrick, Albert F1
Newberry, Professor Percy E1

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From 1900129

Textile

notes and samples book

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

before 1920

A blue binder with cord ties, and addressed Oak House, Bradford, containing numbered pages of manuscript notes, black and white photographs and attached embroidery samples. In Ink, red pencil and silk...

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Winchester Designs Series 2 No.X.
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Winchester Designs Series 2 No.X.

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

1932-1940

A drawn pointpaper design produced for the Broiderers of Winchester Cathedral by Louisa Pesel, referenced as series 2, number 10. The design for needlepoint is a symmetrical organic design, possibly ...

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Cross-stitch and filet, odd designs [portfolio]

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

c. 1923

A loose A4 portfolio entitled "Cross-stitch & Filet, odd designs", containing approximately 44 designs and stitching illustrations, many annotated on plain, checked and tracing paper, in pencil, inks ...

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sampler
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sampler

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

1870-1947

Oblong piece of canvas, edged on three sides with cream cotton tape. Running stitches mark out the positioning of the design. One corner has a geometric wool embroidered border design, worked in tent ...

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Duplicate V&A photographs

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

20th century

13 photographs from the V&A collection (duplicated from elsewhere in the Louisa Pesel Collection).

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scrapbook leafs

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

20th century

5 hole punched blue cards with pasted photographs of embroidery and stitch details and manuscript in ink, with 3 loose manuscript notes.

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catalogue cards

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

20th century

25 long and square buff 'cataloguing cards' with black and white photographs of textiles attached (mainly samplers).

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'odd notes' embroidery photographs

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

c.1940s

An orange portfolio containing approximately 55 black and white photographs, including 7 of Bayeaux Tapestry, 4 annotated on catalogue cards and a series of 6 of tapestries which are accompanied by a ...

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catalogue cards

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

1900-1947

Approximately 165 large buff 'cataloguing cards' with black and white photographs of textiles attached, negative and reference details and style/provenance. Reference of pieces from museums and priva...

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sampler
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sampler

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

1870-1947

Small section of zig zag green wool stitching on counted canvas.

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sampler
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sampler

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

1870-1947

counted stitching on canvas on linen ground in possible bag form, with flower and border. The loose weave canvas has begun to be taken away to leave a cross-stitch design.

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bag model
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bag model

Pesel, Louisa F (1947)

1870-1947

Unfinished folded sample of interlocking shell design and striped border in red, green, yellow and mauve wool, with paper label attached.

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