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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

CUTWORK, MAT

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c. 1960 - 1969

Overview

This item, one of a variety of beautiful hand-stitched household linen generously donated by a Portuguese family who migrated from Madeira to Western Australia in early 1950s. Linen included sheet, pillow cases, tablecloths, doyleys and duchess sets for dressing table.

This doyley with a blue floral fine cutwork floral edging was hand embroidered in Madeira in the 1960s.

The finest of tiny buttonhole stitches around the cutwork elements. Never used.

A couple of tiny stains, one in centre and one at one edge.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-78-2025.69

Width

270 mm

Height or length

430 mm

Year

Last modified

Wednesday, 13 August, 2025

Completeness

72

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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