Needlework Development Scheme Embroidery Collection
About the Collection
The University owns a significant international collection of textiles donated to Dundee College of Art (now Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design) by the Needlework Development Scheme.
Founded in Glasgow in 1934, the Scheme was run by J & P Coats and the four Scottish Art Colleges and aimed to collect examples of historic and contemporary embroidery from throughout the world for use as a national teaching resource. The collection was split up when the organisation disbanded in 1961, and is now dispersed throughout Britain, with the four colleges all holding substantial parts.
This site provides a basic database of NDS pieces in Dundee. Please click on one of the boxes below left to see more.
Hungarian Sleeve Decoration
Catalogue of African & Asian pieces
| Image | Ref No | Description | Maker | Country | Date |
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ARTS:243 | Skull Cap | Africa | ||
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ARTS:245 | Priest's cap | Manacha, Arabia | ||
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ARTS:247 | Small motif | Asia Minor | ||
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ARTS:258 | Fragment | China | ||
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ARTS:275 | Border fragment | India | ||
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ARTS:276 | Muslin Scarf | India | 18th Century | |
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ARTS:278 | Fragment | India | 19th Century | |
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ARTS:283 | Coverlet from Bokhara | Russia | ||
| ARTS:284 | Illustrated Folder | S W Asia / Russia | |||
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ARTS:293 | Towel Scarf | Turkey | ||
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ARTS:294 | Fragment | Turkey | 18th Century | |
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ARTS:295 | Fragment | Turkey | ||
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ARTS:298 | Shadow-quilted jacket | China ? | ||
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ARTS:313 | Fragment | China | ||
| ARTS:314 | Fragment | China | |||
| ARTS:994 | Embroidered Hanging | China |
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Catalogue of American Pieces
| Image | Ref No | Description | Maker | Country | Date |
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ARTS:282 | Organdie Mat with Nanduti Lace | South America | ||
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ARTS:296 | Folder of American Indian designs | North America |
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Catalogue of European Pieces
| Image | Ref No | Description | Maker | Country | Date |
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ARTS:244 | Strip of native darning | Albania | ||
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ARTS:246 | Turkish Towel | Armenia | ||
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ARTS:248 | Band of embroidery | Austria | ||
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ARTS:249 | "A Jour" | E Zweybruck | Austria | 1934 |
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ARTS:250 | "Madonna & Child" | E Zweybruck | Austria | 1934 |
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ARTS:251 | "Oesterreichische Tracht" | E Zweybruck | Austria | 1934 |
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ARTS:252 | Toy Horse motif | E Zweybruck | Austria | 1934 |
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ARTS:253 | "Angel" | Elsi Kay Köhler | Austria | 1937 |
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ARTS:254 | Mat | Tini Ehrendorfer-Skarica | Austria | 1934 |
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ARTS:255 | "Sonnensegen" | E Zweybruck | Austria | 1934 |
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ARTS:256 | Cosy cover | E Zweybruck | Austria | 1934 |
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ARTS:257 | Fragment | Bulgaria | ||
| ARTS:259 | Mat | Czechoslovakia | |||
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ARTS:261 | Border fragment | Estonia | ||
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ARTS:262 | Cushion | Hede Kullenberg | Germany | |
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ARTS:263 | "The Four Evangelists" | Stadtschule fur Handwerk | Germany | |
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ARTS:264 | "St Peter" | Stadtschule fur Handwerk | Germany | 1934 |
| ARTS:265 | "Flagellation of Christ" | Stadtschule fur Handwerk | Germany | ||
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ARTS:266 | Cushion cover | C Landsberg-Julius | Germany | 1934 |
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ARTS:267 | "Falcon" (fawn) | S Sardemann-Bernuth | Germany | 1934 |
| ARTS:268 | Table centre | Greece | |||
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ARTS:269 | Border strip | Hungary | ||
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ARTS:270 | Runner - "Stag" | Society for Applied Arts, Budapest | Hungary | 1934 |
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ARTS:271 | Circular mat from Sarkoz | Hungary (now Romania) | ||
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ARTS:272 | Part of sleeve | Hungary | ||
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ARTS:273 | Border strip of peasant work | Hungary | ||
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ARTS:274 | Part of cuff | Hungary | ||
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ARTS:283 | Coverlet from Bokhara | Russia | ||
| ARTS:284 | Illustrated Folder | Russia / S W Asia | |||
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ARTS:285 | Embroidered sheet (sample) | Majorca | ||
| ARTS:286 | unidentified panel | Spain | 1934 | ||
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ARTS:287 | Cushion | Spain | 1934 | |
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ARTS:292 | Pillow front | Transylvania | ||
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ARTS:293 | Towel scarf | Turkey | ||
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ARTS:294 | Fragment | Turkey | 18th Century | |
| | ARTS:295 | Fragment | Turkey | ||
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ARTS:996 | Madonna and Child with Joseph | Emmy Zweybruck-Prochaska | Austria | 1934 |
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ARTS:997 | Two heads and foliage | Emmy Zweybruck-Prochaska | Austria | 1934 |
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Catalogue of British pieces
| Image | Ref No | Description | Maker | Date |
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ARTS:201 | "Hare" | Mollie Wratten | 1936 |
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ARTS:202 | Child's Dress | E Clarke | 1938 |
| ARTS:203 | Baby's Robe | |||
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ARTS:204 | "Flowers" | M Fletcher | 1938 |
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ARTS:205 | "Peasant Dance" | L M Welsh | 1934 |
| ARTS:206 | Cot Quilt - "Punch & Judy" | C Franks | ||
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ARTS:207 | "Newhaven Fisherwoman" | Lena Duthie | 1934 |
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ARTS:208 | "Spirit of the Future" | Rebbeca Crompton | 1937 |
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ARTS:209 | "The Village" | C Wood | |
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ARTS:210 | Mat | Rebecca Crompton | 1936 |
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ARTS:211 | Sampler | Rebecca Crompton | 1936 |
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ARTS:212 | Circular Mat | Dorothy Benson | 1948 |
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ARTS:213 | Sampler | Dorothy Benson | 1949 |
| ARTS:214 | Skirt from Ayrshire Christening Robe | Early 19th Century | ||
| ARTS:215 | Folder | |||
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ARTS:216 | Kneeling Cushion | J Nicholson | 1951 |
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ARTS:217 | Lunch Mat in Holbein Stitch | School of Stitching and Lace, Bookham | 1950 |
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ARTS:218 | Magazine folder | G Scott | 1951 |
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ARTS:219 | Tea cosy | E K Norris | |
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ARTS:220 | Linen Cushion | Marion Gracie | 1952 |
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ARTS:221 | Mat in Khaki Drill | W Douglass | 1952 |
| see above image | ARTS:222 | Mat in Khaki Drill | W Douglass | 1952 |
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ARTS:223 | Place Mat | Birmingham College of Art | 1952 |
| ARTS:224 | Place Mat | Birmingham College of Art | 1952 | |
| ARTS:225 | Organdie Mat | L Willey | 1953 | |
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ARTS:226 | Jewel Box | W Douglass | 1953 |
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ARTS:227 | Work Box | B Frazer | 1954 |
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ARTS:228 | Place Mat | 1954 | |
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ARTS:229 | Hanging | J Gray | 1955 |
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ARTS:230 | Mat depicting Lion | M Nash | 1956 |
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ARTS:231 | Mat depicting Bull | M Nash | 1956 |
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ARTS:232 | Mat depicting Horse | M Nash | 1956 |
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ARTS:233 | Dinner Mat | D W Bishop | 1956 |
| ARTS:234 | Dinner Mat | D W Bishop | 1956 | |
| ARTS:235 | Dinner Mat | D W Bishop | 1956 | |
| ARTS:236 | Dinner Mat | D W Bishop | 1956 | |
| ARTS:237 | Tablecloth | M Connell | 1958 | |
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ARTS:238 | Linen Net Curtain | 1960? | |
| ARTS:239 | Folder of Diaper Patterns | N M Jones | 1960 | |
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ARTS:240 | Net Curtain | E Mason | 1961 |
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ARTS:241 | Table Cloth for Sun Lounge | 1960 | |
| ARTS:242 | Folder of Embroidery Ideas | 1961 | ||
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ARTS:277 | The Creation of Flowers | Rebecca Crompton | 1934 |
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Catalogue of Scandinavian pieces
| Image | Ref No | Description | Maker | Country | Date |
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ARTS:260 | "Tor catches the Hammer" | Denmark | ||
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ARTS:280 | Teacloth | Norway | ||
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ARTS:281 | Apron | Norway | ||
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ARTS:288 | Cushion cover | Ingegerd Silow | Sweden | 1947 |
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ARTS:289 | Tea cosy | Sweden | ||
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ARTS:290 | Runner | B Forsberg | Sweden | 1948 |
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ARTS:291 | Christmas mat | U Kookum | Sweden | 1949 |
Catalogue of Miscellaneous pieces
The pieces listed here have no documented provenance,
although most are likely to have been collected in Britain
| Image | Ref No | Description | Date | Country |
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ARTS:297 | Tunic | Eastern Europe? | |
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ARTS:299 | Paisley Shawl | ||
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ARTS:300 | Part of a Paisley Shawl | ||
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ARTS:301 | Evening Bag | c.1960? | |
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ARTS:302 | Apron | ||
| ARTS:303 | Whitework | |||
| ARTS:304 | Handkerchief with Whitework | |||
| ARTS:305 | Carrickmacross Lace | |||
| ARTS:306 | Handkerchief with Whitework | |||
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ARTS:307 | Two Mats | ||
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ARTS:308 | Embroidered Strip | ||
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ARTS:309 | Handkerchief | ||
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ARTS:310 | Scarf | ||
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ARTS:311 | Four Black Lace Collars | ||
| ARTS:312 | Black Seersucker Length | |||
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ARTS:315 | Fragment | China? | |
| ARTS:995 | Fragment of Whitework Collar | |||
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ARTS:2183 | Three Gingham Place Mats |
Copyright ©University of Dundee 2001
(NB - pieces collected from Russia and Turkey have been listed under both Europe and Asia)
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