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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

GENERAL EMBROIDERY, HANDKERCHIEF

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A good example of fine pastel coloured embroidery on a handkerchief.
A square of fine cotton is densely covered in embroidery and finished with machine embroidered scallops to the edge. The design has a central medallion of flowers within a circle of pulled thread, the remainder is filled with flowers, hearts, scrolls and leaves.

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cwa-org-78-2023.99

Width

280 mm

Height or length

280 mm

Last modified

Friday, 13 October, 2023

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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