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27.
January
2016.
The Magna Carta Embroidery at Chertsey Museum, Surrey

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The Magna Carta Embroidery on display

at Chertsey Museum
February 28
thto April 9th2016

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The Magna Carta Embroidery is going to be at the Chertsey Museum, Surrey from 25th February till 9th April 2016.

Chertsey Museum is the local history museum for the historic Borough of Runnymede, and also houses the nationally significant Olive Matthew Collection of costume and textiles. It is therefore, a fitting place to exhibit these wonderful creations.

Surrey resident Rhoda Nevins, who created the embroideries is a member of the Royal School of Needlework and has worked on many high profile projects. She was part of the team that embroidered the Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress and also embroidered two pennants for the official Magna Carta prize-winning garden at the Chelsea Flower show in 2015.

The Magna Carta 800th Embroidery panels tell the story of how the Barons persuaded King John to agree to Magna Carta, arguably the most important legal document in our history, laying the foundation for justice and freedom, not only in this country but throughout the world.

The twelve panel embroidery project took three years to complete and Rhoda was helped by a dedicated team of volunteers.

Rhoda has designed the embroidery panels to depict the events that led up to the sealing of the Magna Carta in Charter Towns throughout the UK. Each Magna Carta Trust town has its own panel; these include Runnymede, Bury St Edmunds, St Albans, the City of London, Canterbury and Hereford. The five other panels depict how Magna Carta influenced the spread of law and order throughout the world from 1215 to the present day, with panels for America, Canada, Australia, India and South Africa. An additional panel shows the shields of the 25 barons who were present at the sealing. The panels are a lasting legacy to the country in honour of one of the most important historical events in our history.

The Magna Carta Embroidery panels were the official embroidery of the Magna Carta 800 year.

"I am very excited that the panels will be on display atthe Chertsey Museum and as a professional embroiderer I am aware of how important the museum is and very proud to have been asked to exhibit the panels here", says Rhoda.

 

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www.magnacartaembroidery.com

http://www.chertseymuseum.org.uk/

 

For further information and jpegs please contact: Caroline Ratner, Caroline Ratner Communicationscaroline@carolinecoms.com020 8209 0120

 

Rhoda is available for interviews at the Chertsey Museum


Our Facebook is constantly updated with information about the embroidery and forthcoming Magna Carta events https://www.facebook.com/magnacartaembroidery

Twitter: @MagnaCartaSew

 

Notes to Editors

The Magna Carta Embroidery has a dedicated website www.magnacartaembroidery.com where you'll find information about where you can see the panels, what the panels are about and you can also buy Magna Carta Embroidery merchandising, including tea towels, post cards and other memorabilia.

The website will also tell you more about Rhoda and the team behind this incredible twelve-panel embroidery which is currently on tour throughout the country as part of the celebrations for the 800th Anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta.