The Overlord Embroidery is a narrative embroidery created between 1968 and 1974 that depicts the story of the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944 and the subsequent Battle of Normandy across thirty four hand stitched panels running to a total length of eighty three metres. It was made in deliberate echo of the Bayeux Tapestry, created nine hundred years earlier to commemorate the reverse invasion of England from Normandy. The embroidery is on permanent display at The D-Day Story museum in Southsea, Portsmouth.
Facts
Year CreatedCommissioned in 1968 and worked on for five years; 1974 is the raw source's own completion date. MediumHand-stitched appliqué embroidery on linen 1 LocationThe D-Day Story, Southsea, Portsmouth 1 Primary MaterialLinen with appliquéd fabric and braid 1 Commissioned By Connections
In Form
Modern narrative embroidery hanging commemorating the Normandy landings.
Sources
1. Overlord Embroidery (Wikipedia)
WikipediaCreation section
The embroidery was completed in January 1974.
Description section
Battledress khaki and gold braid were appliquéd onto the panels.
Lead paragraph, sentence 3
The embroidery was created between 1968 and 1974, and is now on permanent display at The D-Day Story, Southsea, Portsmouth.
Creation section, sentence 1
The piece was commissioned by Lord Dulverton in 1968 and made by the Royal School of Needlework from designs by artist Sandra Lawrence.
Creation section, needlework technique
The team from the Royal School of Needlework used the technique called appliqué to bring the designs to life.
Genre reference
It was made in deliberate echo of the Bayeux Tapestry, created nine hundred years earlier to commemorate the reverse invasion of England from Normandy.
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