GODFREY BLOUNT (1859-1937) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) FOR HASLEMERE PEASANT INDUSTRIES
FRAMED APPLIQUE PANEL, CIRCA 1890
£625
Hints on Household Taste : Paul Reeves
Auction: 28 June 2022 from 11:00 BST
Description
embroidered applique cotton, later framed
Dimensions
43cm x 48cm
Footnote
Note: Haslemere Peasant Industries was a community of artist craftsmen and women, established in Surrey in 1894 to obtain 'the double pleasure of lovely surroundings and happy work'. Ironwork, pottery, woodwork, fresco painting, hand-press printing, bookbinding, plasterwork and carving were all produced, but textiles were by far the industries' most important craft. The first weaving sheds were set up by Joseph and Maud King who specialised in handwoven plain and figured materials in linen, silk and cotton. From 1896 appliqué and embroideries, such as this example, were produced by the Peasant Arts Society founded by Godfrey Blount and his wife Ethel Hine. Local women were recruited for the workshops and trained in weaving and embroidery techniques.