Elizabeth Hall and Friends: An Interview with Rebecca Scott

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English - October 26, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MB
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In this episode, Isabella interviews English embroidery expert and Witney Antiques director Rebecca Scott. The pair talk about their new exhibition and accompanying catalogue, "Choice and Precious Work": Treasures from the Schoolroom, 1650-1750, centring on an embroidery suite made by 17th-century London Quaker girl Elizabeth Hall and multiple generations of her descendants.

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