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Subiaco Museum > Records

DOILY: CIRCULAR CREAM LACE WITH CARD NOTE

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1947

Overview

a. Cream circular crocheted mat, handmade with very fine cotton thread. Crochet but looks like chain stitch.

b.Circular piece of pink and cream paper, with words: 'With best love/to/my dear Aunt Mary and God Mother from Gert 1947. The note was previously stithced to the doily, has small needles holes in the paper.

Property of Newman Family.

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cwa-org-43-1985.1540.1a-b

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Home Furnishing

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Statement of significance

Representative, example of hand made crocheted doiley.

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