Whitework sample

Two samples of whitework from Kirkcolm.  It is detailed with three rows of eyelet circles with a stitched border of scallops and a three leaf design.  A border piece such as this would have earned the embroiderer or flowerer 1/2d per yard.
Object no :
SRTX008a-c
Collection :
Ayrshire Needlework
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
NA
Materials :
NA
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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