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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

STAMPED LINEN, RUNNER

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Overview

An unusually long table runner in dark taupe linen with stamped floral design for hand embroidery early 20th C.

The design has been put on with the ‘prick and pounce’ method, which predated machine dyed patterns.

Drawn thread hem stitched edging by machine.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-78-2025.46

Inscriptions and markings

Penelope trademark 'STRANALLY DESIGN'

Last modified

Wednesday, 13 August, 2025

Completeness

61

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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