SAILOR WOOL OF THE OUTWARD BOUND
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
In the center of the needlework is a round medallion embroidered with a frigate flying the Union Jack. It faces to the left and rests on a sea with white caps. The sky is blue with large fluffy clouds. On the upper border is embroidered the words "Outward Bound". Above the medallion is a royal crown with a curving leaf strand extending from both sides. On the left is a rose and on the right is a thistle. To either side of the medallion are ten flags, including the British Royal, the Union Jack, flags from France, Greece, Turkey, Brazil, Greece, the Netherlands and the American flag (with twenty-five stars). Below the medallion is embroidered a red frame which is set with a faded photograph of a young sailor. The background is brown.
- Object name:
- SAILOR WOOL OF THE OUTWARD BOUND
- Made from:
- Wool -- photograph
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 1880
- Size:
- 58.4 × 62.2 cm (23 × 24 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 43.27
- Class:
- NEEDLEWORK
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on top: OUTWARD BOUND
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973