STAMPED LINEN, DUCHESS SET
1929The design stamped on this linen duchess set has WA motifs of Black Swan and native flora at each end of the large mat '1829 - Centenary - 1929'. Each of the four small mats has Sturt pea flowers and insignia. One mat is completed. Design by 'FOY 932C Special No 4 Toilet set' is one of a broad range of stamped designs for household articles available in early and mid 20th century. Patriotic themes as well as Australian flora and fauna were popular at this time.
In Perth in the first half of the 20th century, evenweave linen fabrics were very rare, design and pattern books few and far between. Thus stamped linens/cottons were one of the few household articles available for the lady of the house to stitch.
Patterns for household linen, mass produced by Semco, MyArt, and Deighton were often published in women's magazines such as Australiann Home Journal, The Weekly Times and the Australian Woman's Weekly and offered as a mail service to women in country areas.
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FOY 932C special No 4 toilet set
Embroiderers' Guild of WA
Embroiderers' Guild of WA
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