Book Cover
Book Cover
Book Cover
Book Cover

Image credit: The Embroiderers' Guild

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A rectangular natural linen book cover lined in blue. The front cover is embroidered with a floral spray in red silk with pulled thread fillings, this is worked against a background of green silk thread and enclosed by a border of needle weaving in red and green. The initials 'LFP' are also worked within a square in the top left corner and the back cover has a geometric border top and bottom which continues over to the inside pocket and also occurs on the opposite side pocket.

The Embroiderers' Guild

Aylesbury

Title

Book Cover

Date

1910–1930

Medium

hand embroidery

Measurements

H 21.5 x W 33.5 cm

Accession number

EAMEG:597

Acquisition method

gift acquired from Louisa Pesel

Work type

Textile art

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