Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer

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Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer

Date1927
MediumEmbroidered velvet and silk
Dimensions8 7/16 × 5 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (21.4 × 14.6 × 3.3 cm)
book: 5 5/8 × 5 × 3/4 in. (14.3 × 12.7 × 1.9 cm)
housing: 6 1/4 × 5 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (15.9 × 14.6 × 3.3 cm)
bookmark: 8 7/16 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (21.4 × 3.8 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1980
Object number1980-20
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Label TextNeedlework was one of many fabric arts which flourished as part of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Although we know very little of Annie Morris, she was one of many women who contributed to this genre. This book is inscribed to the Reverend Canon Meyers, Canon of Salisbury Cathedral.