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The outlines of the leaves and flowers, and the square shapes in the design, are worked in cream silk in satin stitch.The curtain is bordered on three sides with green linen embellished with blue glass beads.\r\n\r\nAnn Macbeth (1875-1948) enrolled as a student in the Embroidery and Needlework Department at the Glasgow School of Art in 1897. Following the retirement of Jessie Newbery, for whom she had acted as Assistant Instructress since 1901, she became Head of the department in 1908. She was a talented embroiderer but her importance, and international recognition, lie in her contribution to needlework education, particularly for children. The system she developed was devised to build a child's skills gradually and teach hand and eye coordination without stifling imagination and enthusiasm.","physicalDescription":"Curtain of embroidered linen. On a light blue field and at the lower end a design of stylised flowers, leaves and geometric ornament. The flowers and leaves are in shades of green and black appliqué decorated with mauve glass beads. The geometric ornament and outlines of the leaves and flowers are worked in cream silk in satin stitch. 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The curtains are one of a set of casement curtains, previously belonging to Jessie Newbery’s cousins and possibly embroidered by them too.  \n\n","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Curtain of embroidered linen, designed and made by Ann Macbeth, Glasgow, ca. 1900.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"<i>Exhibition of Victorian & Edwardian Decorative Arts; Catalogue</i>, London, H.M. 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