Picture
Object name
Maker
Date made
1915
Place made
Description
Embroidered picture of red and pink carnations, made by Marion Kinsley in 1915 and awarded a certificate of excellence in the Daily Sketch Patriotic Needlework Competition.
Content description
Embroidered picture of red and pink carnations, made by Marion Kinsley in 1915 and awarded a certificate of excellence in the Daily Sketch Patriotic Needlework Competition. The carnations are depicted in various stages of bloom alongside stems and leaves. The flowers are all stitched using long and short stitch and satin stitch for the stems. The leaves are stitched using long and short stitch and outline stitch. It is embroidered using silk thread on a black silk background.
This piece was stitched by Marion Kinsley, who entered it into The Patriotic Needlework Competition. This competition was organised by the Daily Sketch newspaper in 1915, in the midst of World War I. Its aim was to encourage women to contribute to the war effort through their needlework skills. Participants could enter various categories and winners received recognition and prizes. Kinsley's work was awarded a certificate 'for excellence of work exhibited at the Central Hall, Westminster, November 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1915'. The works were judged by the Royal School of Art Needlework and it was signed on their behalf by the school's principal, Evelyn Bradshaw, and on behalf of the Daily Sketch by Mrs Gossip. Some information on the needlework competition can be found in volume 64 of the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts.
This piece was stitched by Marion Kinsley, who entered it into The Patriotic Needlework Competition. This competition was organised by the Daily Sketch newspaper in 1915, in the midst of World War I. Its aim was to encourage women to contribute to the war effort through their needlework skills. Participants could enter various categories and winners received recognition and prizes. Kinsley's work was awarded a certificate 'for excellence of work exhibited at the Central Hall, Westminster, November 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1915'. The works were judged by the Royal School of Art Needlework and it was signed on their behalf by the school's principal, Evelyn Bradshaw, and on behalf of the Daily Sketch by Mrs Gossip. Some information on the needlework competition can be found in volume 64 of the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts.
Dimensions
width: 50cm
height: 39cm
height: 39cm
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Catalogue number
RSN.1149
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