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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

PETIT POINT, HANDKERCHIEFS

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Good looking presentation case of Swiss embroidered ladies’ handkerchiefs. This set comprises 3 white Swiss cotton handkerchiefs each having a scalloped edge hemmed in blue, green and pink. Each has a floral motif in one corner. The green edged handkerchief has two mauve and one pink 5 petalled flower worked in petit point (half cross stitch). The pink edged handkerchief has a yellow and pink pomegranate with blue buds, the blue edged has a bunch of 4 red/pink cherries with brown stalks, green leaves and white Edelweiss flowers.

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Registration number

cwa-org-78-2024.130

Last modified

Thursday, 14 August, 2025

Completeness

61

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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