Mountmellickn.
/maʊntˈmɛlɪk/, U.S. /maʊntˈmɛlək/ attributive. Designating a type of whitework embroidery characterized by raised surfaces and originating in Mountmellick.
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broched?1510
raised1548
set-stitched1761
chikan1858
Strasbourg1871
Richelieu1878
rococo1879
Holbein1881
Hardanger1893
Mountmellick1893
1893 E. T. Masters Gentlewoman's Bk. Art Needlework iii. 77 The material upon which the original Mountmellick embroidery was executed was a stout make of white satin jean, white knitting-cotton of various sizes being used to form the stitches. The designs are usually somewhat naturalistic in style.
1920 A. K. Arthur Embroidery Bk. viii. 85 Bullion knots are used very frequently in Mountmellick work.
1936 M. Thomas Embroidery Bk. 194 The following is a list of stitches, suitable for Mountmellick Embroidery.
1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 191/2 Mount Mellick embroidery, a type of white~work, first introduced about 1830 at Mountmellick in Queen's County, Ireland, and revived as a local industry in the 1880s.
1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage i. 19 Mountmellick embroidery. This embroidery relies on padded stitches, knots, etc., giving a raised surface to the embroidery.
1987 Workbox Spring–Summer 39 (caption) Mountmellick work originated in Ireland and developed as a local cottage industry... Natural sprays of wild fruit and flowers were portrayed in course [sic], white thread.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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