Leamington College Tie
An 'Old Leamingtonian' tie. It is dark blue with the school crest embroidered in yellow and red. The tie was worn by John Dawe and is the newer version of the tie bought by him when he left Leamington ...
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 ...
Mantilla
A black lace mantilla scarf, triangular in shape. The scarf has black floral embroidery and lace attached to the bottom edge.
Mantle
Girl's embroidered red wool full-length mantle. Cut on the bias, with shorter overmantel set into Peter Pan style collar. Couched braid embroidery in dark red on lower front edges of main cape and around ...
Mat
An embroidered mat, from Asia. It has a circle of black felt, gold thread floral decoration and tassles.
Mat
An embroidered mat, from Asia. It has a circle of black felt, gold thread floral decoration and tassles.
Military patchwork
This is a stumpwork and threadwork regimental (6th/98th regiment) patchwork, decorated with various cut-velvet panels around a central panel. Sometimes patchworks were made by soldiers' wives, making ...
Military patchwork - detail of flags
This is a stumpwork and threadwork regimental (6th/98th regiment) patchwork, decorated with various cut-velvet panels around a central panel. Sometimes patchworks were made by soldiers' wives, making ...
Military patchwork - detail of guns
This is a stumpwork and threadwork regimental (6th/98th regiment) patchwork, decorated with various cut-velvet panels around a central panel. Sometimes patchworks were made by soldiers' wives, making ...
Military Patchwork - detail of St George's Flag
The four flags surrounding the central panel are clockwise from top right: a harp (Ireland); the red, white and blue of Britain (not the French Flag); the cross of St George (England); the cross of St ...
Military patchwork - detail of Union flag
The Regimental number - 98 - is shown in Roman numerals: XCVIII. The Regimental number appeared on both Colours until 1881, after which time Regimental numbers were discontinued. Height 2545mm, Width ...
Moccasin
These moccasins were possibly worn by the Huron or Cree of Eastern North America. They are made from leather with brown velvet patches and a red trim. The front of the moccasins is decorated with multi-coloured ...
Moccasin
These moccasins were possibly worn by the Huron or Cree of Eastern North America. They are made from leather with brown velvet patches and a red trim. The front of the moccasins is decorated with multi-coloured ...
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, ...