Embroidered Treasures: Animals - Dr Annette Collinge - Embroidered Treasures

Embroidered Treasures: Animals by Dr Annette Collinge presents embroidered animal works from the Embroiderers’ Guild Collection. This hardback volume is the third title in the Embroidered Treasures series.

Key details

• Author: Dr Annette Collinge
• Series: Embroidered Treasures
• Subtitle: Exquisite needlework of the Embroiderers’ Guild Collection
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 128
• Publisher: Search Press
• ISBN: 9781782211358

Synopsis

Drawing on the Embroiderers’ Guild’s extensive holdings, this book brings together embroidered animals from across the centuries, many of which are rarely shown in public. Specially commissioned photography presents each piece in full, supported by close-up images that highlight the breadth of creatures and stitching approaches represented.

Extended captions by Dr Annette Collinge add context on provenance where it is known, alongside an expert assessment of the quality and variety found within the collection. The selection includes a wide range of formats, from table mats and boxes to fire screens, wall hangings, cushion covers and samplers. Suitable for readers with an interest in embroidery, textile collections and historic needlework.

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