Both photos show a part of each table cloth. The top one was to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1952, and the other commemorates her visit to Australia in 1954.
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Patra's Other Place
I started out with Patra's Place, primarily dedicated to my linen collection and stitching projects. But I kept getting side-tracked, so I decided to create Patra's Other Place for anything not related to embroidery topics. So you now have a choice. If you are interested in me, read this. If you only want to see my linen and stitching, visit Patra's (original) Place! (Please note that by clicking on any of the photos, they will be enlarged to fill your computer screen.)
About Me
- Name: Gina E.
- Location: Melbourne, Vic., Australia
I was married to Ken for 43 years, but he died in October 2022. So I am now alone with two cats, eight hens, and a few finches and parrots in one aviary.
My Other Blogs
Patea PNG Quilts CollectivePatra's Place (my stitching collection)
Patra's Embroidered Aprons
Patra's Embroidered Peacocks
Patra's Swap Card Collection
Patra's Art and Crafts
Australian Birds in an Eltham Back Yard
Other Blogs That I Read
Cate's Linens (Cathy)Down To Earth (Rhonda)
The English Kitchen
In This Life (Isabelle)
Woof Nanny (Barbara)
- Two aprons cc 1930s to celebrate Miss AustraliaPos...
- Centenary of Melbourne doiley (1934) and opening o...
- King George VI coronation (1937) cloth and two WW1...
- A very productive weekend.
- Some Aussie wildlife photos.
- Last one for tonight. Ken (in purple singlet) wit...
- Had to include this one of a koala, sound asleep a...
- These two photos show an Echidna we found on the s...
- Galah on Ken's hand, showing off his pink feather...
- Ken having a heart to heart talk with our pet gala...
4 Comments:
Oh Gina, those tablecloths are wonderful! The stitching is so intricate and what great choices, having to do with history. It's even more amazing to me that you have such beauties in your own personal collection.
I am sure my mum has similar to this somewhere.. what a gorgeous tablecloth. I love royalty..
Those tablecloths are beautiful, Gina. Were they worked by someone in your family?
Whilst in England in 1993 we watched the 40th Anniversary Commemorations of the Coronation. It brought back memories of that day so vividly; a day that was celebrated throughout the Commonwealth.
Hi Alice, hope you get back here to read my reply to your question..perhaps I should have gone to your blog to leave a comment? Never mind, I am here now.
No, none of these items were stitched by anybody in my family. I buy most of my linen on eBay, and occasionally find nice items in antique shops, and rarely, in opshops and garage sales. I can barely remember the Coronation (I was only about four) but I vividly remember the Queen's visit to Melbourne in 1954, even though I was only six at the time. We stood on the side of St Kilda Road with thousands of others, and Dad hoisted me up on his shoulders when the Queen went past in her car. I remember crying my eyes out because she was looking the other way, so I didn't see her face!
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