Panel
Beryl Dean
Needlework Development Scheme
England
1953
Hand embroidered gold, silk and cotton thread on linen
Museum no. CIRC.196-1962

Beryl Dean trained at the Royal School of Needlework and taught at Eastbourne College of Art. She is best known for her ecclesiastical embroidery. She was awarded an MBE for services to embroidery in 1975. In an interview on 13 December 1996 Beryl Dean, aged 86, said that she had found the gold fabric for this panel in Rouen Market.