[Pattern book for embroidering clothing and table mats]

Object detail

Accession number

2011.20

Description

A handmade pattern book containing a range of drawn and coloured designs. The book has brown paper covers and is tied together with a piece of pink ribbon. Written in pencil on the front cover is 'Muriel'. The illustrations include floral patterns, birds, flowers in baskets, women holding floral bouquets, a Japanese woman in a kimono. The patterns appear as transfers of black dotted patterns which have been coloured in.

Signature/Marks and Type

Muriel Signature

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

43 unnumbered leaves : all illustrations (some colour) ; 52 x 37 cm.

Record level

Item

Credit line

20th Century?. [Pattern book for embroidering clothing and table mats], 2011.20. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Book Book, Pattern Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Subject: all levels

Patterns Embroidery Children's clothing Women's clothing

Collection type

Ephemera and manuscripts Walsh Memorial Library

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