Studio: international art (8.1896)

National Competition: South Kensington

The embroi-
deries are plen-
tiful, and many
are distinctly
good; nearly
all are exhibit-
ed as drawings
and in finished
work as well.
One, by Pollie
Geary (Leices-
ter), a book-
cover (560),
with the hap-
pily chosen
general title,
The'New No-
vel, is graceful
in pattern and
charming in
colour. Other
pieces of em-
broidery, No.
16, which gain-
ed a silver model for a casket by Lilian simpson, South Kensington

medal, and 106,

both by Maggie Briggs (Battersea Polytechnic); Francis (Birmingham), are all excellent of their sort.
780, by Winifred Firth (Whitford Flint), extremely One lace design for a collar (175) by Alice Jacob
simple, but also extremely good; 545, a fire screen (Dublin), a lace handkerchief (80) by Herbert
by Blanche Luden (Kilburn); 113, by Florence A. Maxfield (Nottingham), and a lace fan cover (465)

by Georgina Mackinlay
» . (Cork), and crochet designs

\ (153) by A M. Cole (Bux-

f4 I * , ton)> are tne most attractive

i J C *' exhibits in this class; the

carpets do not call for special
w m mention.

Designs for book-covers are
numerous and good. One in
gold and blue upon white
(221), by Albert Jackson, and
others by the same artist, are
distinctly successful. A very
charming scheme, both in
* form, placing, and colour is

if (59) by G. M. Ellwood (Hol-

~\ loway). Those by T. J. Over-

nell (873) are also satisfac-
tory. Here, as in so many
examples of various work this
year, the students have pro-
duced several designs at once
beautiful and practical.

model for a casket by omar ramsden, Sheffield A design for printed muslin

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