1890's
The tea cosy front is made from a panel of 'petals' made from a wide variety of different pieces of cloth edged with embroidered lines. The back of the cosy is made from a piece of dark red velvet. The cosy is lined with red quilted material.
TRC 2023.1882
Tea cosy
Textile Research Centre
Silk cotton wool
Factory woven cloth hand embroidered (fern stitch herringbone stitch)