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GERMANY – PATRIOTIC DOILY

SKU: 18-186

$195.00

This is a very early war, or perhaps even prewar, embroidered patriotic doily. It measures 10 1/4″ x 10 1/4.” It features crossed flags representing Bavaria and Prussia, and the date 1914. It is a handsome piece of handiwork.

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This is a very early war, or perhaps even prewar, embroidered patriotic doily. It measures 10 1/4″ x 10 1/4.” It features crossed flags representing Bavaria and Prussia, and the date 1914. It is a handsome piece of handiwork.

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This is a very early war, or perhaps even prewar, embroidered patriotic doily. It measures 10 1/4″ x 10 1/4.” It features crossed flags representing Bavaria and Prussia, and the date 1914. It is a handsome piece of handiwork.

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