A Collection of Mainly 19th Century Embroidery Samples from Europe, showing different techniques. To include: A 19th century cream satin panel worked in 4 panels with pastel silks and metal threads, in a floral design. From the left, a stomacher, uncut. To the right, two smaller panels, perhaps cuffs, and beneath these a longer, slimmer panel perhaps for a belt. All uncut. Backed with cream gauze, the embroidery through both layers. Bearing a cotton label perhaps indicating eastern manufacture; a turquoise blue silk panel embroidered in taupe with a floral spray tied with a large bow, tiny beads within the bow, above a wide border also worked with the beads; an embroiderer's workbag of lilac silk, fitted inside with red satin panels making several pockets for needlework tools, showing different embroidery designs, and a top section of cream wool for needles. On the back, the word "Brodeuse" is embroidered in red. Red edging throughout, front button fastening. Silk ribbon handle; a small hanky case, pink satin, embroidered with an 18th century gentleman holding a staff, his face painted and applied silk. Corded braid edging; a small circular panel of mid Victorian floral plushwork, worked on canvas; a panel of ribbon work and silk embroidery, featuring a flower basket full of flowers, surrounded by Fuchsias; another more simple ribbon work example; a woolwork silhouette showing a young couple dancing, worked in black wool on cream; a circular appliqué panel of red wool, the floral appliqué in velvet and cotton, edged with silks; a machine embroidered panel of cream flowers and motifs on soft pink; a 20th century eastern European mat embroidered in orange and yellow with a lace border; a black velvet bag with similar floral embroidery to both sides. The top edge with a crochet border; a circular panel of Sol lace, more substantial than usual and in many colours, with a decorative mustard border; An embroidered bird with elaborate plumage; a cream panel embroidered with flowers and leaves in wool; two Bargello or flame stitch type embroidery fragments, one in silk with metal thread detail, the other in wool on heavier canvas; and a decorative pelmet, probably French, embroidered in pastel silk outlined in gold cord, on white net. Scalloped bottom edge. Approx. 8.5 inches or 21.5cm by 98 inches or 251cm