Wool and chenille valances by Isabella Murray
Object No. 85/948
Valances, mantelpiece covers (2), embroidered wool and chenille on silk, made by Isabella Murray (daughter-in-law of Sir Henry Parkes), Australia, 1885-1895
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Summary
Physical Description
Valances, mantelpiece covers (2), embroidered wool and chenille on silk, made by Isabella Murray (daughter-in-law of Sir Henry Parkes), Australia, 1885-1895 One valance made of black silk is edged with silk cord and chenille tassels, this shelf trimming depicts a design based on sprays of wattle. The flowers consist of small pompoms of wool, made by hand or purchased commercially. The second example is black silk edged with braid and silk tassels, and embroidered with arum lilies, native heath and ferns worked in stem and filling stitches.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs Jane Gray, 1985
Acquisition Date
20 June 1985
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