An upcoming sale at Tennants Auctions in North Yorkshire may be of interest to BSGB members, click the link in-post A fascinating archive giving an insight into the laborious work of a tambour embroiderer at the atelier of Norman Hartnell, dressmaker to royalty and aristocracy, is coming up for sale on 13th February in the Fashion, Costume and Textiles Sale. The archive relates to Mollie Welch of Sydenham, Kent, who was a much-valued member of Hartnell’s team in the 1930s, 1950s and 1960s, hand-stitching beads onto the elaborate creations made for the likes of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, and the Duchess of Gloucester.
An upcoming sale at Tennants Auctions in North Yorkshire may be of interest to BSGB members, tap the link in-post A fascinating archive giving an insight into the laborious work of a tambour embroiderer at the atelier of Norman Hartnell, dressmaker to royalty and aristocracy, is coming up for sale on 13th February in the Fashion, Costume and Textiles Sale. The archive relates to Mollie Welch of Sydenham, Kent, who was a much-valued member of Hartnell’s team in the 1930s, 1950s and 1960s, hand-stitching beads onto the elaborate creations made for the likes of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, and the Duchess of Gloucester.
An upcoming sale at Tennants Auctions in North Yorkshire may be of interest to BSGB members, tap the link in-post A fascinating archive giving an insight into the laborious work of a tambour embroiderer at the atelier of Norman Hartnell, dressmaker to royalty and aristocracy, is coming up for sale on 13th February in the Fashion, Costume and Textiles Sale. The archive relates to Mollie Welch of Sydenham, Kent, who was a much-valued member of Hartnell’s team in the 1930s, 1950s and 1960s, hand-stitching beads onto the elaborate creations made for the likes of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, and the Duchess of Gloucester.
An upcoming sale at Tennants Auctions in North Yorkshire may be of interest to BSGB members :
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