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LEEK SCHOOL OF EMBROIDERY
ARTS AND CRAFTS EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1890 coloured silk and metallic threads, on a blue silk ground, later framed48.5cm high, 42cm wideNote: Established by Elizabeth and Thomas Wardle in Leek, Staffordshire around 1879-80, the Leek School of Embroidery became renowned for its innovation and fine needlework.