Day 2 of Advent Calendar Sale featuring:
XL Sleek bomber jacket with an extra baby blue sleeve cuff to match the hand threaded Ballet Needlepoint Tapestry featured on the back of the jacket. This back piece is labeled Penelope B297, from the company Briggs & co dating back to the late 19th century
Info on tapestry:
Penelope Needlework Tapestry, Ballet B297. Made in England by Wm. Briggs & Co. Ltd, Bromley Cross, Bolton.Size: 18" x 22"
It can be inferred that the tapestry was likely produced during the period when Wm. Briggs & Co. Ltd. was actively manufacturing Penelope-branded embroidery kits, which spanned from the late 19th century through the 20th century, with significant production continuing into the 1970s and 1980s. This specific ballerinatapestry was likely made purchased then created sometime between the 1950s and the 1990s.
Day 2 of Advent Calendar Sale featuring:
XL Sleek bomber jacket with an extra baby blue sleeve cuff to match the hand threaded Ballet Needlepoint Tapestry featured on the back of the jacket. This back piece is labeled Penelope B297, from the company Briggs & co dating back to the late 19th century
Info on tapestry:
Penelope Needlework Tapestry, Ballet B297. Made in England by Wm. Briggs & Co. Ltd, Bromley Cross, Bolton.Size: 18" x 22"
It can be inferred that the tapestry was likely produced during the period when Wm. Briggs & Co. Ltd. was actively manufacturing Penelope-branded embroidery kits, which spanned from the late 19th century through the 20th century, with significant production continuing into the 1970s and 1980s. This specific ballerinatapestry was likely made purchased then created sometime between the 1950s and the 1990s.
