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Embroiderers' Guild of WA > Records

GENERAL EMBROIDERY, APRON

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c. 1930

Overview

A beautifully embroidered lady’s calico apron from the late 1920s to 1930s. A great amount of work on a day to day apron. Stamped patterns on calico aprons were prevalent at this time and very popular for ladies to embroider. Ordered from Women’s magazines and catalogues.
The design is a smartly attired lady in a green dress and hat wearing high heeled shoes from the 1930s standing on her garden path next to a sleek red and grey car – areas worked in rows of stem stitch.
Hair and facial features excellently worked.
Apron has a crochet edging as do the two pockets. Unfinished as not straps to tie around the waist.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-78-2020.142

Width

690 mm

Height or length

870 mm

Year

c. 1930

Embroiderers' Guild of WA

Embroiderers' Guild of WA

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