Groves, Margaret - Groves, Margaret | Wellington County Museum & Archives

1977.61.24 - Bodice

A woman's bodice dated circa 1880. It is made of brown silk taffeta and is lined with cotton in a tan shade. The sleeves are long and the folded cuffs are made of the same material. There is a short stand up collar. The jacket tapers to a point at the front bottom and has a short pleated tail at the back. Many darts adorn the jacket. There are 17 vegetable ivory buttons down the front. The buttons are golden brown in colour; smooth and circular,...

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2000.15.1 - Artwork Embroidery Needlework Needlework, Framed Wallhanging

Large, vertical framed needlepoint wallhanging depicting a basket of flowers; narrow gilded frame with glass glazing.

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2007.24.1 - Embroidery Needlework Sampler

An unframed linen sampler depicting a green and red rose flower at the top middle; the flower motif is done in Berlin wool work. Below the floral design is a long written passage embroidered in black and brown cross-stitching that compares the breaking of a rose stem with that of the human heart. Signed in cross-stitch at the bottom: "Margaret Groves March 1864." A wide border of small red flowers and green leaves frames the sampler. The motto ...

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