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The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described (1882)

Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : A.W. Cowan · leaf 96

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Fig. 127,taken from a pulpit cloth at Forest Hill, is shown one ofthe favourite devices of early embroiderers. It is thewinged and crowned angel resting upon a wheel, and isa symbol of eternity, power, and swiftness. This device isfrequently scattered over altar frontals, and is foundworked in… … Ml v. ~::m W* Fig. 126. Altar Cloth from Steeple Aston, Oxon. wheel of silk, finished with gold cord; work the face andhair of the angel in floss silk. In the rays proceedingfrom the wheel and at the side of the device introducespangles, which are always largely used about ancientembroidery, but…

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