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Lucy Dowling papers and other material

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Category
Creator
Dowling, Lucy
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Series number
MN 3305
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Rights
Copyright or other restrictions may apply. Available for reference; not for loan.
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Description from source
81 cm, Detailed listing available

Includes autobiographical notes, schoolwork samples, drawings, correspondence, sewing samples, wartime needlework designed and embroidered by Lucy Dowling during 1940-1944 (2 tablecloths and 6 doilies on khaki cotton, which was also the material used for soldiers’ uniforms. Only 4 coloured cotton threads were available: red green, yellow and orange. These were also used in military emblems, while brown thread was likely a leftover from the pre-war period)
Physical format
Manuscripts
Notebook
Correspondence
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