Embroidered yoke/collar

• Reference:GB 1694 NMC/0420
• Dates of Creation:c1911-1920
• Physical Description:
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• Scope and Content

  Orange silk velvet yoke/collar featuring a number of needlework techniques in silk thread worked by a student of The Glasgow School of Art, possibly under Ann Macbeth.

• Acquisition Information

  Margaret Walker, 1975.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  The yoke is made with orange silk velvet with silk applique, embroidered with orange, white and green silk threads using satin and straight stitches, french knots, couching, needle-weaving and lace insertions. It forms a rounded shape around the neck and rectangular down the front.
  Dimensions: 700 x 450 x 45 mm

• Custodial History

  'The Unbroken Thread: A Century of Embroidery and Weaving at Glasgow School of Art', Nov-Dec 1994.

• Additional Information

  Published

• Subjects

  Clothing

  Embroidery (visual works)

  Glasgow style

  Textiles