Hair work embroideries
Various
- Art Funded
- 2012
- Dimensions
- Width varies from 13-34 cm
- Presented by
- Joan Hurst through The Art Fund
As a specialist form of needlework, the gift adds a fascinating dimension to Bury Art MuseumÂ’s needlework samplers. The works help to illustrate the lives of 'genteel' ladies, fitting well into the museumÂ’s displays of crafts and pastimes, gender issues, and providing a link to the social process of mourning.
Provenance
Joan Hurst.