Workroom Order Book, May 1936- May 1939 (Royal School of Needlework)

Date

May 1936-May 1939

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

Dimensions 330 mm x 145 mm
1 volume, bound, 398 numbered pages

Creator

Scope and content

Workroom orders. Lists of names, addresses and details of work undertaken and materials. Includes a commission for Dorothy Wilding (1893–1976), photographer and the first woman awarded a royal warrant to be the official photographer to the King and Queen at their coronation. She later took the famous image of Queen Elizabeth II on postage stamp.

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Reference code

MS 339
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