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'Birds and Flower' embroidered bag
Arthur Heygate Mackmurdoearly 20th century
William Morris Gallery
Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom
This bag is made from Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo's 'Birds and Flower' velvet, produced by the Century Guild. It is stamped and embossed with a pattern of pairs of birds and sprays of flowers. The pattern has been highlighted with yellow stitching by its owner Elinor Pugh, Mackmurdo's neice.
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Details
- Title: 'Birds and Flower' embroidered bag
- Creator: Century Guild, Elinor Pugh, Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
- Date Created: early 20th century
- Type: textile
- Rights: © William Morris Gallery, London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Physical Dimensions: 22.8 x 24.8 cm
- Object Number: F236
- Medium: hand-embroidered silks on velvet
- Credit line: Miss Elinor Pugh bequest, 1963
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