Commemorative Embroidery

Commemorative embroidery, marking the world voyage of the Great White Fleet. c. 1908. Commemorative embroidery, marking the world voyage of the Great White Fleet. c. 1908.

A commemorative embroidery is especially made to mark a personal, family or institutional event or situation. Commemorative embroideries can take the form of a single panel, such as a commemorative sampler, small memorial cards, or large-scale panels that may be many metres long.

The larger, commemorative embroideries were often created around a war/victory theme (such as the Bayeux tapestry, the Battle of Maldon commemorative embroideryOverlord embroidery and the Jersey Occupation tapestry). Other forms celebrate religious (the Quaker tapestry) or secular themes (the Guernsey tapestry, the Rhodesian tapestry and the New World tapestry). All of these ‘tapestries’ are in fact embroideries of various forms. A very 'modern' commemorative piece is the Battle of Hardhome embroidery, referring to an episode in the Game of Thrones series, or the Game of Thrones tapestry made in Northern Ireland.

Digital source of illustration (retrieved 14 June 2016).

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