Blackwork Embroidery of Burgh House

Description:

A lover of Burgh House embroidered this image of Burgh House, Hampstead and its gardens. This sort of embroidery is called blackwork, a monotone technique which can be used to imitate pen-and-ink drawings. When the craftsman cannot use colour gradations to create shapes, he or she must be creative in using the white background for outlines of forms.

Production Date:

1985

ID no:

HAMP_2002.78

Object size:

Height: 31.5cm, Length: 40cm, Breadth: 1.5cm

Maker:

anonymous

Copyright:

Hampstead Museum