6c. Christening Robe

This robe took more than 800 hours to complete and has more than 700 metres of thread in it. The nursery rhymes depicted in the central panel include Little Bo Peep, Hickory, Dickory Dock, Dr Foster, The Old Lady who Lived in a Shoe and Humpty Dumpty.   There are also various Paisley designs, pomegranates (depicting fertility) and Ayrshire Roses in the robe.
Object no :
ELTX003a, b, c
Creator :
Linda Graham
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
NA
Materials :
cotton
Location :
NA
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