Workroom Orders. 1937 (Royal School of Needlework)
Date
Feb-Nov 1937
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 bound volume, 398 numbered pages.
Creator
Scope and content
Workroom orders. Lists of names, addresses, details of work undertaken, materials, etc. Including sample materials. Includes the period of the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Including an entry for Feb 1937 for:
'Her Majesty The Queen, Robe Royal Purple 6 yards Design (By Miss Fillen RSN). To be embroidered with best quality gold metal threads. Purl, Purl Pearl, Check and various passing, Twists. work to be carried out using various stitches. 18 different methods used. 10 kinds of gold. felts and unusual string padding used.'
Other commissions include a repair of an antique French quilt and a Beauvais tapestry for a member of the Rothschild tapestry.
Searchable via https://www.findmypast.co.uk/partners/royal-school-of-needlework
Including an entry for Feb 1937 for:
'Her Majesty The Queen, Robe Royal Purple 6 yards Design (By Miss Fillen RSN). To be embroidered with best quality gold metal threads. Purl, Purl Pearl, Check and various passing, Twists. work to be carried out using various stitches. 18 different methods used. 10 kinds of gold. felts and unusual string padding used.'
Other commissions include a repair of an antique French quilt and a Beauvais tapestry for a member of the Rothschild tapestry.
Searchable via https://www.findmypast.co.uk/partners/royal-school-of-needlework
Reference code
MS 336
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