THE DOROTHY BROMILEY PHELAN ARCHIVE: A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON NEEDLEWORK
and textiles, particularly embroidery, including catalogues, booklets and other publications, as well as a large number of editions of 'Florentine Canvaswork' by Dorothy Phelan (four shelves)
Provenance: The Estate of the late Brian Phelan (1934-2024) and Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (1930-2024)
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£40 - £80
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Hammer price:
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£140 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Dorothy Bromiley Phelan was a British film, stage and television actress. In later life she became an authority and writer on 16th and 17th century amateur domestic needlework, writing on the subject, and curating two major exhibitions.
