1900
Cloth pattern
cream batiste printed with embroidery pattern for Shirt Waist; one edge contains 2.5” x 4” box showing pattern placement, associated text “place paper pattern on material as showno n this diagram”; another edge notes “No 420 Royal (crown symbol) Society, Floss, 38' x 63"; good conditions, yellowed & stained slightly
According to internet search, Royal Society produced craft kits, embroidered linens around the turn of the century during the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Provenance:
Hayes, Mrs. John w.,jr. 138 Millville Avenue, Naugatuck, CT
Construction Label:
Royal Floss Society
1957T 1900.1305
cream batiste printed with embroidery pattern for Shirt Waist; one edge contains 2.5” x 4” box showing pattern placement, associated text “place paper pattern on material as showno n this diagram”; another edge notes “No 420 Royal (crown symbol) Society, Floss, 38' x 63"; good conditions, yellowed & stained slightly
According to internet search, Royal Society produced craft kits, embroidered linens around the turn of the century during the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Provenance:
Hayes, Mrs. John w.,jr. 138 Millville Avenue, Naugatuck, CT
Construction Label:
Royal Floss Society
1957T 1900.1305