Catalogue Number
NMLH.1993.351.1
Object Name
Sash
Title
BFWA EASTERN BRANCH SECRETARY
Place
Islington & London
Description
British Funeral Workers Association Sash. A blue sash with a white and red stripes as well as metallic embroidery and metal details. The ground fabric is warp-faced, with silk warps forming the pattern of blue with white central and red border stripes and blue cotton weft. Gold coiled metallic thread embroidery reads âB.F.W.A. // Eastern Branch // Secretary,â with another design showcasing two leafy branches below in the same coiled metallic thread embroidery.
On the underside of the bottom layer, near the folded edge, is a 45mm x 15mm black tag with yellow embroidered text reading âGEORGE TUTILL // 83 CITY RD LONDON,â surrounded by a decorative border.
A coiled metallic thread tassel-dome, measuring 30mm x 30mm x 20mm, has been hand stitched to the right edge of the sash, equidistant between the bottom of the embroidery and the fringe.
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