by Margaret Woodliff Wright | Nov 9, 2014 | Exhibitions
“One Hundred Years” is a collection of couture millinery and was inspired by WW1 memorabilia, including museum collections of WW1 Sweetheart Pincushions, the iconic images of the Tower of London installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, and the...
by Margaret Woodliff Wright | Nov 9, 2014 | Exhibitions
Sweetheart Pincushions Tradition relates that Queen Victoria felt homesick infantry posted abroad should be kept busy. So starting in India in the early C20th, trunks filled lace, beads etc. were shipped out to them. They added regimental identification. The practice...