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'Embroidered Wall Hanging: Frederick Meeting House Panel 2', Quaker Meeting House, Belfast. (Photo: Martin Melaugh)
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| Title of Textile: | Frederick Meeting House Panel 2 |
| Maker: | Frederick Street Quaker Meeting House, Belfast |
| Country of Origin: | Northern Ireland |
| Year Produced: | 2000c |
| Size (cm): | 64cm (w) x 81cm (l) |
| Materials: | A mixture of natural and synthetic fabrics |
| Type of Textile: | Wall hanging |
| Description: | This embroidered panel is part of a set of three, created for the Frederick Street Quaker Meeting House in Belfast to mark the 350th Anniversary, in 2004 of Quakerism coming to Ireland. It represents worship. In the Quaker tradition, the round table occupies the centre of the Meeting room and contributes to everyone’s sense of belonging to the Meeting. This round table symbolises both the gathered Meeting and God, who is without beginning or end. The panel includes a representation of the blending of old and new with the worshippers portrayed in both old and modern dress. The façade of the old Meeting House is portrayed along with a window of the new Meeting House. This window both symbolises the new and the light of God. The panels were designed and created by Patsy Browne. With Patsy’s encouragement, everyone in the entire Meeting contributed to the stitching of the borders of the panels. |
| Owner: | Frederick Street Quaker Meeting House, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Location: | Northern Ireland |
| Original / Replica: | Original |
| Photographer: | Martin Melaugh |
| Provenance: | Frederick Street Quaker Meeting House, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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