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Embroiderers' Guild of WA > Records

GENERAL EMBROIDERY, HAT, CHILD

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An embroidered Swiss cap, part of the National Costume of Switzerland for children.
This black felt cap is formed with 4 triangle quarters of wool felt, embroidered in each quarter with wool flowers, a pink one, blue one, lily of the valley spray and scrolling stems and leaves in green. A little felt knob on the top.
This was one of a two, gifted to each of Susan Wilding’s twin daughters, Liesl and Maria, born in 1965.
The other has accession number 2021.179.

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