Collectible Australian Vintage Hand Embroidered Doily with Daffodils Design

Skillfully hand embroidered into unbleached natural linen, featuring a bunch of daffodil flowers stylishly arranged onto one side, finished with a pretty crocheted cotton lace edging.

Measuring about 22 x 23 cm (8.5 x 9").  Condition: Excellent vintage doily in used but clean condition. Please check all images as they form part of the description.

Pretty as a picture! These doilies were traditionally created by women in Australia before, during or after the second world war for their "glory box" that contained mostly hand embroidered linen for their wedding and married life. 
Designs were varied, inspired by garden and wildflowers, ethnic influence, like Dutch, Mexican, Oriental, etc. Popular were also pets, native animals, plants, everyday objects, such as teacups, flower baskets, traditional themes such as the "crinoline lady" or English cottage/landscapes.
The skills and the desire to craft embroidered doilies are mostly gone for good, so they are becoming increasingly rare and sought after by collectors, decorators and for sewing, slow stitching or multimedia collage art projects. 

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