Posted by joye on April 14, 2012, 3:23 am, in reply to "Re: the carpet"
--Previous Message-- : : Perhaps we can have a bit more about the : carpet as it was a tour de force of : embroidery. : : Queen Mary was over seventy when she started : making a carpet. : In 1949 it was announced that the carpet : would be sold to the highest bidder as Queen : Mary's own contribution to the UK's export : drive, and that its home should be an art : gallery or public institution. : : In her diary she wrote " This is my : gift towards the National Debt. " : : The carpet was displayed at the Victoria and : Albert Museum and then in leading American : and Canadian cities. : It then stayed in a vault in New York while : bids were opened in London, which were : narrowed down to seven. : : In June 1950 a bid of 100,000 Canadian : dollars, by the Imperial Order of Daughters : of the Empire, was accepted. : : The carpet then toured further, raising more : dollars. After being shown at the Canadian : National Exhibition in Toronto it was : offered to the Government for the National : Gallery of Canada. : : : : : : : : Queen Mary's needle case was a wedding : present. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Happy to have your contribution. : I was just reading of the carpet that Q Mary : did and sold for 37000 pound to Canada. : : --Previous Message-- : : Joye - I love that idea and wish to add to : it - with some glitter at the end. : These start with a little about the carpet : Queen Mary embroidered. : And continues with visits just like royals : do today. : :