The compiler of the present pattern book was Cecilia Georgiana Byng (ca. 1802-1881). Her autograph appears on a front endpaper: “Cecilia Byng, Saturday 14th August 1824”; her name also appears on the front cover. Cecilia's father George Byng (1768-1831), Royal Navy, commanded HMS Cumberland, the ship which returned King William III to the Netherlands from his exile in London. He was married twice and had legitimate children with his second wife. The identity of Cecilia's is unknown.
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Byng, Cecilia Georgiana, approximately 1802-1881. | Needlework -- Patterns. | Embroidery -- Patterns. | White work embroidery -- Patterns. | Broderie anglaise. | Lace and lace making -- Great Britain. | Clothing and dress -- Great Britain. | Fashion -- Great Britain.