Sports Officials Ribbon, Steward
A sports officials pale blue satin ribbon with a safety pin fastening at the top. The colour denotes that the official was a steward.
Sports Officials Ribbon, Timekeeper
A sports officials orange satin ribbon with a safety pin fastening at the top. The colour denotes that the official was a timekeeper.
Sports Officials Ribbon, Timekeeper
A sports officials blue satin ribbon with a safety pin fastening at the top. The colour denotes the official was a timekeeper.
Sports Officials Ribbon, Umpire
A sports officials yellow satin ribbon with a safety pin fastening at the top. The colour denotes that the official was an umpire.
Sports Officials Ribbon, Umpire
A sports officials yellow satin ribbon with a safety pin fastening at the top. The colour denotes that the official was an umpire.
Swaddling
Swaddling made from a short sleeved linen shirt. It has an open front with embroidered detail on the edges. This is part of a linen swaddling set. There are ten pieces in total and they are thought to ...
Swaddling
Swaddling made out of a long stay. It was used as part of a swaddling set for a baby, to frame the baby's body. It was made of linen between 1675 and 1725.
Swaddling
Swaddling made from a piece of fabric with embroidered detail along one edge. The other edges are raw and this is possibly a spare piece. There are ten pieces in total that are part of a linen swaddling ...
Swaddling
Swaddling made from a piece of fabric with embroidered detail along the edges. This part of the swaddling set is possible the stayband. It would have been placed under a cap and pinned at the shoulder ...
Swaddling
Swaddling made from a piece of tubular fabric with embroidered detail and turned up edges. There are draw strings through the cuffs. This is possibly a leg piece, it is one of two similar pieces. There ...
Swaddling
Swaddling made from a piece of tubular fabric with embroidered detail and turned up edges. There are draw strings through the cuffs. This is possibly a leg piece, it is one of two similar pieces. There ...
Swaddling
Swaddling made from a piece of rectangular fabric known as a 'bed'. It is decorated with corded patterns along the edges and along the centre. There are ten pieces in total which are part of a linen swaddling ...
Swaddling
Swaddling made from a piece of semi-circular fabric with heavily embroidered detail along the edges and thread loops at the ends. This is probably part of a collar. There are ten pieces in total which ...
Swaddling
Swaddling made from a piece of octagonal fabric with embroidered detail along the edges. There are ten pieces in total which make up a linen swaddling set. Thought to be English, c.1675-1725
Swaddling
Swaddling made from a piece of rectangular fabric known as a bed. The edges are seamed and folded and bear embroidered detail. There are ten pieces in total which are part of a linen swaddling set. The ...
Tercentenary Ribbon
This silk ribbon was made to commemorate the tercentenary of William Shakespeare's birth, which was celebrated on the 23rd April 1864. It is made of three silk ribbons that are fastened together by a ...
Weaving Sample
An example of weaving, from Bunana Island, c.1921-1924.
Women's Voluntary Service Arm Band
This grey, felt arm band is from the Women's Voluntary Service.