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LACE, MAT

Overview

Rarely seen now, this dainty doyley, made of plastic is an excellent example of machines emulating hand made lace using a new product, plastic, developed in early 20th century.

Plastic began to be mass-produced after the Second World War and then again during the 1960s and 1970s when consumers craved plastics to replace traditional materials because they are cheap, versatile, sanitary, and easy to manufacture into a variety of forms.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-78-2024.30
Width
170 mm
Height or length
250 mm
Last modified
Thursday, 14 August, 2025
Completeness
61
Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Plastic mat emulating lace
Plastic mat emulating lace

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