Exhibition
This exhibition includes some fascinating objects from the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science, or Atholl Crescent, as it was more commonly known. Some of these items are from the Museums social history collection, and there are also items on loan from Queen Margaret University and from private lenders. Many of these objects have never been on display before.
Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm
Who is this for? -
All
Dates:19 October 2011 - 28 January 2012
Cost:
Free
You can see some of the beautiful garments and sample pieces produced by Maud Pentland and other former students of the College. They include delicately embroidered blouses and underwear, practice pieces for all manner of needlework and embroidery, as well as samples for hat making. There are cookery books and note books used by students at the school, cookery equipment and even a special dish for baking snails!
The ‘Stitching Times’ exhibition was developed from a collaborative project between the Workers’ Educational Association and the Museum of Edinburgh which explored the work of the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science in the context of women’s education and the work of the Suffrage movement. Participants worked together to produce a beautiful embroidered tablecloth which forms the centrepiece of the exhibition. It was inspired by a collection of hand-made, embroidered undergarments, made by Maud Pentland during her time at the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science, and was sewn using stitches based on Maud’s own work. The ‘Stitching Times’ tablecloth is a tribute to Maud’s work, and to the work of the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science and their many former pupils and teachers.