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sampler
Pesel, Louisa F (1947)
1932
Sample of an embroidered border pattern in a design named by Pesel as 'Little Crosses'. Numbered card label attached referencing date of February 1932..
sampler
Pesel, Louisa F (1947)
1870-1947
Embroidery sample. The ground fabric is cut and sewn into a shape suggesting that it is a model for a bag or pochette. Little embroidery has been carried out. Sewn guidelines are present and work on...
belt
late 20th Century
A woven golden yellow cotton belt with knotted fringing and machine overlocked edges. Half the piece has little pattern, while the other half has a multi-coloured all over geometric design of stripes...
mau ana
c. 2008
A cotton mau ana (woven shawl; literal: 'little blanket'). It is predominantly red, with multicoloured stripes and supplementary weft geometric patterning including diamond, hook and cross motifs. It ...
canvaswork sample
Pesel, Louisa F (1947)
1931-1934
Couted woolwork sample worked as a model for textile piece(s) in Winchester Cathedral, possibly stall cushions. The work is in two shades of blue and 'straw' colour wool on hessian, depicting a centr...
mau ana
c. 2005
A cotton, warp ikat mau ana (scarf/shoulder cloth, literally 'little blanket') collected from a junior school in South Central Timor.
mau ana
c. 2008
A warp ikat 'mau ana' (literally, little blanket). It is pink and black with a multicoloured warp selvage, finished with blue and orange stitches, and fringing. It has a diamond and tumpal designs, wh...
mau ana
late 20th Century
A shoulder cloth or 'mau ana' (literal: 'little blanket'). The colours are yellow-orange and light purple. It is in a damask style with large stylised flowers, weftl stripes and zigzags. There is a th...
mau ana
late 20th Century
A Mau ana (literal: 'little blanket') in black and orange. The supplementary warp shows the reverse colour on the back, with a diamond pattern on both sides. There are two purple, green and pink strip...
mau ana
late 20th Century
A brown and black warp ikat shoulder cloth or 'mau ana' (literal: 'little blanket') from Nusa Tenggara Timur. There are complex patterns in the central panel flanked by multi-coloured stripes and frin...
handbag sampler
Pesel, Louisa F (1947)
1882-1947
Sampler showing the design for a square handbag worked in cross stitch with a geometric pattern.
cushion sampler
Pesel, Louisa F (1947)
1882-1947
Cushion corner sampler with a geometric design. Worked in cross stitch with running stitch guidelines to continue the design.