四块早期20世纪的Damask亚麻餐巾，无字母缩写 - 紡織品 - 70 cm - 87 cm

6块极好的锦缎亚麻餐巾。

These napkins have no initials, which at the time would not have been unusual and several factors could have influenced this.

这些餐巾没有刺上字母，当时并不罕见，可能受多种因素影响。

The bride to be would have been busy completing her dowry for her future life and the family on both sides would have attributed to this.

新娘在筹备未来生活的嫁妆时会很忙，双方家族都会参与其中。

And if the "trousseaux" ( dowry )was nor ready for the big day the nuns nd sisters of the local convent would have assisted as they were trained to embroider and also in lace making for the clergy.

如果嫁妆尚未准备就绪，地方修道院的修女和姐妹们会提供帮助，因为她们受过刺绣和为神职人员制作花边的培训。

Another reason would have been that either the wedding was called off and the bride to be lost interest ,or worse, her husband to be was killed in he war.

另一个原因可能是婚礼取消，新娘失去兴趣，或更糟的是，准新郎在战争中阵亡。

The damask is ready "to put your stamp" on it and embroider your choice of initials in the oval wreath which is framed with ferns.

这块锦缎已经准备好让你“盖上自己的印章”，在被蕨叶环绕的椭圆花环中绣上你选择的姓名首字母。

The napkin is covered with fern compositions which have wild roses in them.

餐巾上布满蕨叶图案，其中点缀着野玫瑰。

The linen is covered with leaves and single wild roses.

亚麻上覆盖着叶片和单株野玫瑰。

The napkin is framed with garlands of ferns.

餐巾被蕨叶花环所环绕。

This is an exceptional large dimensional napkin at 87cm width.

这是尺寸相当大的餐巾，宽度约87厘米。

Please note there is an identical set of 6 napkins in this auction.