Textile - Cheshire Military Banner, Mrs Hester Hopkins, 1936

Historical information

Worked by Hester L. Fairlie Hopkins 1936 probably as a sampler, at the Royal School of Needlework.

Physical description

Double sided embroidered banner, cream linen stitched in silk and gold metal thread. Crown at centre top, above red scroll, incribed 'Cheshire 89' to one side of crown and 'IV' on other side. Silk oak leaves and acorn in one lower corner, silk roses and foliage in other corner.

Inscriptions & markings

"Cheshire '89" and "IV"

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