Summary
Art Deco star shaped handkerchief with Art Deco designs, zig zag edging and embroidered pyramid.
The handkerchief belonged to Emily Hannah Francis, of Garden City, and was part of a collection of 145 souvenir and commemorative handkerchiefs put together by Emily, sent to her by pen friends from around the world, up to her death in 1943.
Physical Description
Star-shaped cotton handkerchief with blue and white overlocked zig zag edge with geometric decorative stitching at each 'point'. Pyramid embroidered at one edge of the handkerchief with a central vortex or eye shape inside it.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Ms Ruth Barratt, 2015
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Original Owner
Mrs Emily H. Francis, Garden City, Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1939 - 1943
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Overall Dimensions
220 mm (Width), 220 mm (Height)
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