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Embroiderers' Guild of WA > Records

GENERAL EMBROIDERY,TEACLOTH

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c. 1940

Overview

This linen teacloth kit features an Australiana theme of colourful Wildflowers and native birds and has been partly worked.
(a) The linen teacloth has a different spray of native Australian flora in each corner. Opposite centres have a blue wren, scarlet honey eater, and Kookaburra and Koala between each flower sprays.
(b-f) five envelopes contain the threads and instructions for embroidery.
(g) Catalogue for other items in the series.
Based on artwork by Geoff Riley Wildflower artist, Melbourne.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-78-2017.2a-g

Width

1240 mm

Height or length

1270 mm

Year

Embroiderers' Guild of WA

Embroiderers' Guild of WA

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