Square cream silk handkerchief with deep lace edgemanchester, table linen

Cream silk doyley with deep crocheted edgeshandcrafts, lacemaking, manchester, table linen

Came from India and given to Bette Jones by Mrs McDonald. Mrs. McDonald lived in Orion St. Mitcham for last twenty years of her life. She was EnglishWhite tea cosy made of Teneriffe lace with ruffled edge linenhandcrafts, lacemaking, manchester, table linen

White cotton tray cloth with crocheted lace border and embroidered garlands handcrafts, lacemaking, manchester, table linen

Donated by Margaret ScarlettPink cotton baby,s blanket. Two panels of white checked borders of white. Pink cotton blanket stitch around the edgeGaydexmanchester, bedding, toys, dolls' accessories

Collection of Margaret ScarlettWhite cotton twill, hemmed on 3 sides.manchester, bedding, toys, dolls' accessories

Valda Arrowsmith purchased this tea cosy and donated it to the society.Cream linen tea cosy with scalloped edge. Both sides are embroidered in different colours and design. One side has a horseshoe in gold silk thread and green leaves entwined in green silk thread. Scallops in green silk thread The other side has a cross, worked in drawn thread. The scallops are worked in gold silk with embroidered flowers in the centre of each. Both sides are hemmed with drawn thread.manchester, table linen, domestic items, food & drink consumption, handcrafts, embroidery

Donated by donor and belonged to late husband's grandmotherFine Cotton Supper Cloth 98 cm sq.Drawn threadwork, and white embroidery. Flower design of three petal flowers, long leaves in four corners, and 10cm crochet lace border around the edge. Design is of diamond shaped lozenges with zig-zag edge. Drawn threadwork squared in corners intersect embroidered stems. Drawn threadwork rectangular shape in centre has round needlework medallions in corners.MM in black inkmanchester, table linen, handcrafts, embroidery, crocheting or crochet work

W. Gray was the president of the Whitehorse Historical Society, and this was the property of his wife Beryl Gray.Tablecloth, Ecru, Linen 84cm x 84cm; Handmade lace around the edge 62cm x 32cm deep lace across two corners.E Smythemanchester, table linen

William Gray was the President of the Whitehorse Historical Society during the 1980s and this was the property of his wife Beryl GrayDoyly. Oval, 38cm x 27cm, Needle Lace. Inner ground surrounding the flowers, is on French Argentinian ground or mesh with cotton handmade lace.manchester, table linen

Item donated by R.W.T. Rowland, and was sent to the wife of a friend while serving in the 2/7th Battalion A.I.F. Middle East.|From the Returned Serviced League, Mitcham, 26 McDowall Street (cnr Harrison Street) closed in early 2014.Velvet square material 50cm x 40cm with 30cm x 40cm handpainted Oval Painting of the 'Blue Mosque in Jerusalem'handcrafts, hand painted, domestic items, furnishings

Cream irish linen tea towels with printed green border on three sides. 10cm green band, with printed cup and saucer on fourth side.domestic items, cleaning, manchester, work cloths

Donated by niece of Betty McPheeCream linen tea cosy cover. Embroidery & drawn threadwork. Also known as 'Tenerife Lace', complete with yellow cotton interliningmanchester, table linen, handcrafts, needlework

Round doyley. Ecru linen centre, 7 cm diameter;. Crochet edging of ecru rayon thread, 4 cm widehandcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, manchester, table linen

From collection of Betty McPheeWhite doyley. Linen centre, 5 cm square, decorated with white feather stitch. Crochet of square design to make up diamond shaped doyleyhandcrafts, crocheting or crochet work, manchester, table linen

Multi coloured multi material patchwork quilt with star pattern, incomplete, original owner (not known) died in 1843.manchester, bedding

Patchwork quilt consisting of small hexagons, printed and woven cottons with red cotton border. Embroidered with feather stitch. Backed with cottonhandcrafts, needlework, manchester, bedding

Large white cotton centrepiece with deep white cotton lace edging. Inset with crochet lace.manchester, table linen, handcrafts, needlework

Round white cotton doyley with deep crocheted border.manchester, table linen, handcrafts, needlework

White cotton rectangular doyley edged in blue blanket stitch. Thick embroidery thread is used in flower pattern.manchester, table linen

Small circular white doyley. Scalloped edging with white silk embroidery at two points. Simple flower design in cut out embroidery at four points. Embroidery hand done.manchester, table linen

Large rectangular linen tray cloth. Drawn thread work and hem stitching. Drawn thread in two patterns, both with woven patterns at each corner. All needlework hand done.manchester, table linen

Large white cotton tray cloth. Machine made. Torchon lace border with hand embroidered button holing stitch. Leaf and flower pattern in four corners and cut out button holing pattern in centre and sides.manchester, table linen

White linen rectangular tray cloth. Hand hem stitching around edges and deep border of drawn thread work. Four different woven thread patterns in each corner of thread work. Deep hand made crochet edging.manchester, table linen

Long white cotton table runner with cotton crochet edging and two lines of drawthread work - one in centre and one around four sidesmanchester, table linen

Cream mesh curtain with scalloped edges. Wide pattern of cream embroidery at lower edge.manchester, furnishings

Cream crochet lace curtainmanchester, furnishings

Cream cotton quilt made up in 56 sections each gathered to form centre flower shape. Fringing around edges. Lines in cottonhandcrafts, needlework, manchester, bedding

White cotton woven bed quiltmanchester, bedding

Made of white cotton with Mount Mellick embroidery. One corner has interlocking horseshoes with bows and ribbons. The opposite corner has a basket of flowers tied with bows and ribbons - all hand embroidered. Border of drawthread. Machined crochet edging hand sewn onto edge.handcrafts, needlework, manchester, bath linen