Textile - Aemilia-Ars Tea Cloth, Sister Mary St. Gregory, 1911

Historical information

Embroidered by Sister Mary St Gregory Slattery RSC. Sisters of Charity. St. Vincent's Convent, Potts Point, Sydney, NSW.

Significance

Exceptional example of embroidery.

Physical description

Cream linen with self coloured embroidery in a copy of Aemilia-ars Italian work. Many open work designs and satin stitch surrounds and deep peaked edge.

Inscriptions & markings

"1911" stitched near a corner

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