Place | Oceania: Australia |
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Accession Number | REL/11915 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Heraldry |
Physical description | Cotton |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia |
Date made | c 1915-1919 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Crochet table cloth border
White cotton filet crochet tablecloth border, between 11 mm and 17 mm wide (depending upon how much the border has stretched after making). Each corner carries a design of two crossed flags, one the Union Jack and the other the French tri-colour, above a fouled anchor. Each edge carries the image of a ship with the text 'Welcome Home' together with a repeat design of small 'crosses' in filled mesh.
Patterns for patriotic crochet items were published in women's magazines and newspaper supplements. Australian women could use them to make a variety of household items, such as bedspreads, tray cloths or table cloths.
Crocheted borders like this one would have been sewn around a piece of white cotton or linen, creating a decorated table cloth.