Object number
96/50/2
Exhibition
Description
Sample of crochet in cotton, with a pattern of squares and blocks and a shell edge. It came from Hearns Farm in Gallowstree Common, Oxfordshire.
A sample of crochet in cream cotton, with a pattern of squares and blocks and a shell edge. It came from Hearns Farm in Gallowstree Common, Oxfordshire.
Physical description
1 crochet sample: cotton; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession form’ (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: CROCHET SAMPLES // Accession number: 96/50/1+2 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 15.4.97 // Description: Two samples of crochet work: cream cotton // (1) Long length in shell pattern with V-edge. // (2) Length in squares & blocks pattern with shell edge. // Dimensions: (1) Approx 2 metres 40 cm in length // (2) Approx 1 metre 22 cm in length // Associated information: see 96/46 [items 96/46–96/53 were donated by Mrs Old but came from her mother-in-law’s home when she died in January 1996.]’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16567.tif - High resolution image
