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Hair work embroideries

Various, c. 1780–1820

These ten ‘hair work’ embroideries are all worked on silk and date back to the 18th century. As a specialist form of needlework, the gift adds a fascinating dimension to Bury Art Museum’s needlework samplers. The works help to illustrate the lives of 'genteel' ladies, fitting well into the museum’s displays of crafts and pastimes, gender issues, and providing a link to the social process of mourning.

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Title of artwork, date

Hair work embroideries, c. 1780–1820

Date supported

2012

Medium and material

Hair on silk

Dimensions

Width varies from 13-34 cm

Gifted by

Joan Hurst

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