FDA-A.506:1/12-2017
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.506:1/12-2017
Object type
Identification
Title
'Fountain of Life' Stall Cushion
Series of Textiles Designed for the Stalls of Officials in College Chapel
College Chapel Cushions and Kneelers (1959-1964)
Series of Textiles Designed for the Stalls of Officials in College Chapel
College Chapel Cushions and Kneelers (1959-1964)
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
assigned by cataloguer
series
assigned by cataloguer
series
Description
Cross-stitched cushion; design shows a fountain and six doves.
Description
Content (description)
The needlework for this series of textiles was largely carried out by mothers or relations of contemporary and past Etonians and the initials or names of the craftswomen are recorded within the textiles.This example was cross-stitched by Isla Margaret Gladstone (née Erskine Crum; died 1987), the wife of a House Master and mother of Eton boys.
Dimensions
length: 320mm
width: 670mm
height: 60mm
width: 670mm
height: 60mm
Dimension note
Approximate dimensions
Inscription
Stitched monogram
Inscribed in ink inside lining 'MRS GLADSTONE'
Inscribed in ink inside lining 'MRS GLADSTONE'
Material
textile
Materials & techniques note
Cross-stitch
Production
Person
Howard, Constance (MBE), 1910 - 2000 (Artist)
Date
1959-1964
History and association
References
• Eton College Chapel Embroidery, Kenion Press Ltd. (incorporating the Savile Press, Eton College), Slough, Bucks.
