Brief description: Embroidered mantel pelmet made by Catherine Dickens, 1853
Label: This is a cross-stitch embroidered mantel pelmet made by Catherine Dickens around 1858. It is an example of berlin wool work in red lambrequin with a blue cloth backing. Catherine Dickens was an accomplished needlewoman but also knitted and did lacework. This mantel pelmet is similar to the one shown in the painting of her by Daniel Maclise (DH715). Victorian women, like Catherine, would have had access to magazines like 'The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine', 'The Young Ladies Journal' and 'The Lady’s Newspaper', all of which published patterns for berlin wool work, embroidery and lace work.
Collection: Object
Object number: DH478
Object type: mantel pelmet
Production person: Dickens, Catherine
Production date: 1853

Embroidered mantel pelmet made by Catherine Dickens, 1853

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