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Made by Edith Wilkinson (1888-1988)
1920s - 1940s
(Private collection)
Pink and Blue Dressing Gown made by Edith Wilkinson.
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Edith Wood was born in 1888 to a mining family living in the village of
Cockfield, County Durham, a few miles South West of Bishop Auckland and just
eleven miles from Spennymoor.
In 1921, Edith married Matthew Wilkinson also a miner, and they moved to
Evenwood, another mining village just two miles down the road. They had three
children, one of whom died at a very young age in a traffic accident, a son who
died in Burma and a daughter who inherited her quilts. Edith must have made
many items as her granddaughter (from whom this dressing gown was purchased)
owned several quilts and other items including a lovely bedjacket. Edith
lived a long life and unfortunately died just a few weeks before her 100th
birthday.
This striking dressing gown is made from a crepe-like fabric in royal blue
on one side and a deep pink the other and is completely reversible. It is
stitched with very tiny, neat stitches using a blue thread which shows up very
well on the pink and has some lovely quilted patterns including running
feathers, cables and Edith's trademark rose is included in the hemline cable.
