Tablecloth

Tablecloth. Fine white linen tablecloth with embroidered floral design and deep crochet-work border with motifs of French and British flags, anchors and warships. Worked in crochet the words 'WELCOME HOME'. Worked by donor, Mrs Ellen M. Buesden to mark the end of the 1914-18 war.

Object Details

ID: TXT0202
Collection: Textiles
Type: Tablecloth
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Buesden, Ellen
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: circa 1918
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 1456 x 1516 mm