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Wool Embroidered Picture
Document Type: Artifact
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ID Number: .0097
Keywords: 0097; textiles; handwork; embroidery; wool; silk
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Description:
Silk and wool embroidered picture of a British Man-of-War. The single row of guns shows it to be a frigate and the White Ensign shows the vessels to belong to the Royal Navy. Woolen pictures were done by sailors and captains. In England they were called "woolies."
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