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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Antique Arms & Militaria
• Sale Date:
  25 Aug 2018 ~ 2.30pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  158
• Lot Description:
  An Embroidered Souvenir of Palestine: "Souvenir of Palestine - Australian Commonwealth Military Forces,"
  rectangular fabric table cover with a plain white cotton backing and dark red tassel fringe. The face of the cover is embroided, predominately in yellow with some green, orange and white. It shows a border of date palms. A stylised Coat of Arms is in the center of the cover with a stylised rising sun badge above a small camel caravan below. They frame a crude Rising Sun design.Parts of the embroidered are look to have been filled with paint. Australian War Memorial holds a similar item in their collection, see Accession Number REL35904
• References:
  For further examples see Deacon, Deborah A., 'War Imagery in WOmen's Textiles: An International Study of Weaving, Knitting, Sewing, Quilting, Rug Making and Other Fabric Arts. North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2014. P. 172
• Notes:
  These types of souvenirs were very popular with Australian troops; they were easy to send home and were colourful. The vendors would have a number of designs for sale already machine embroidered, from which the soldier could select and then personalise with a date or message. Soldiers could also design their own souvenir, but the souvenir here is one of the former type. Unlike similar fabric souvenirs for sale in Egypt, where the outline of an object such a pyramid would be in filled with embroidery, Palestinian made souvenirs almost always have a machine embroidered outline of an object that is then filled in with paint. Palestinian souvenirs were often seen displayed for sale outside houses in country villages.
• Estimate:
  A$400 - 800
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Militaria & Weapons

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