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Blue and pink silk quilted dressing gownmade at the Northern Industry Workrooms at Barnard Castle. The dressing is quilted with cable, rose and running feather motifs, and has a wineglass motif at the sleeve edge. The Northern Industries Workrooms were one of several organisations established to encourage and revive the traditional craft of quilting in the 1920s-30s. The original label which reads 'N.I.W. Barnard Cas.' is still intact.
The Quilters' Guild Collection is held by The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles.
Registered charity no 1067361 Company limited by guarantee registration no 34476331 Charity in Scotland no. SC043174.
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