Embroidery of the Abbey Theatre, silk on linen, approximately 1930

File — Box: 18

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Artworks, correspondence, and ephemera related to siblings Elizabeth Corbet, Jack B., Lily, and W.B. Yeats, as well as one letter written by their father, John Butler, and a printing plate by W.B.'s daughter Anne. The bulk of the material concerns Jack B. Yeats.

Dates

Creation: approximately 1930

Creator

Yeats, Lily, 1866-1949 (Person)
Blackham, Dorothy (Dorothy Isabel), 1896–1975 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English, with some Irish.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Full Extent

From the Sub-Series: 1 Linear Feet (2 containers)

Additional Description

Processing Information

Unframed during processing. The accompanying letter by Elizabeth Corbet Yeats that was pasted to the back of the frame is housed and described separately. Vendor description mentions a Cuala Press card inscribed with "Embroidered by Lily Yeats, designed by Brigit Ganly", but the designer of the embroidery has been confirmed in a 1932 Aonach Tailteann exhibition catalogue as Dorothy Blackham.