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Dimensions

51.5" H x 5" W

Description

Cross stitch embroidery bell pulls were very popular from the 1940s through the 1980s. This embroidery features landmarks on the islands of Bornholm and Christiansø. It is made with embroidery floss cross stitched on linen. 

Bornholm Bell Pull illustrations:

Sandvig (holiday town with sandy beach)

Allinge (town next to Sandvig on Northern tip of Bornholm)

Løvehovederne (cliffs that look like lion heads)

Hammershus ruiner (Hammershus ruins)

Silderøgeri (Herring smokehouse)

Helligdoms Klippe (Sanctuary rock)

Vindmølle (Windmill)

Gudhjem (cliffside town in Northern Bornholm)

Østerlars rundkirke (Østerlars round church)

Aaker døbefont 1200 (Aaker baptismal font 1200)

Aakirkeby (inland town)

Kongemindet i Almindingen (The King's Monument in the common)

Paradisbakkerne (Paradise Hills)

Rønne (largest town on Bornholm)

Dueodde (Dueodde beach)

Græsholm ertholmene (Græsholm islets)

Præstegaard Christiansø (Parish house Christiansø)

Møllebakke (Mill Hill) 

Østerskær (rocky islet Christiansø)

Related People and Organizations

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