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Jennifer Chimes' Sash: Miss Great Britain

This sash was worn by Jennifer Chimes when she was Miss Great Britain in 1955. The embroidered text on the sash reads: 'SUNDAY DISPATCH - MORECAMBE / NATIONAL BATHING BEAUTY CONTEST / MISS GREAT BRITAIN ...

Label used by W. Smith Boot Makers

This is a machine embroidered label advertising W. Smith Boot Makers. The embroidery reads: 'Bespoke Boot Maker / W. Smith / 58 Bath St. / Leamington'. In 1875 William Smith bought the shoe shop at 58 ...

Lace Fichu

A lace fichu made of a rectangular lace band with a triangular piece suspended mid-way. A fichu is a three cornered cape or, as in this case, a triangular piece of muslin for the neck.

Lace Sample

A rectangular piece of cream silk lace with ornate floral patterns and scalloped edges.

Lace Sample

A small piece of cream-coloured lace net with floral embroidery.

Lace Sample

A small piece of cream-coloured lace net with floral embroidery.

Lace Sample

A short rectangular piece of white lace with dotted decoration. The ends of the sample are shaped to a point, formed by decorative lacework.

Lace Sample

A lace sample from Greens Norton. It is a length of fine white cotton lace with floral patterns and is thought to be pre 1914 pillow lace.

Lace-Making Pillow

A barrel shaped lace-making pillow covered in a cotton fabric with blue printed lines and dots. The lace pattern, pins and bobbins are in place.

Leamington-Heemstede Flag

A triangular fabric flag with a crest printed on one side and a scene with a building and trees on the other. Both sides bear the legend HEEMSTEDE.

Mantilla

This black lace mantilla - worn over the head and round the shoulders - belonged to the local author George Eliot. She can be seen wearing it in a chalk portrait drawn in 1865 by Sir Frederick Burton ...

Needle Case

This hand-embroidered needle case was made by Mrs F. Fisher. It is made of card covered with pink silk and is decorated with white and colourless beads. The needle case contains a piece of felt for holding ...

Needlework Sample

A needlework sample from Lillington School. The sample is a square piece of blue-grey material with white stripes at the edges, which have been turned back and sewn with pink thread. In the middle of ...

Needlework Sample

A needlework sample from Lillington School on beige material. The sample has red thread sewn in four levels of difficulty in the stitching. The stitching makes squares and the corners of the material ...

Needlework Sample

A needlework sample from Lillington School on beige material with pale green stitching. The sample has the alphabet stitched in capitals and lower case and the numbers one to nine. The text Ellen Entwhistle, ...

Needlework Sample

A needlework sample from Lillington School with complicated stitching and design. There is green, red, yellow and brown thread used within this piece of work. It is made up of three segments and the middle ...

Needlework Sample

A needlework sample from Lillington School. This sample has complicated stitching and a design in white thread. There are five segments and the middle one has the text 'Ellen Entwhistle Lillington School' ...

Notice, 'Leamington Peripatetics'

A silk notice printed in blue ink entitled Leamington Peripatetics with notes by Dr Jephson.