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Needlework Pattern
Cross-stitch paper pattern book; 8 loose graph paper sheets (folded) between an outer cover; patterns are printed in blue, pink, orange, green and brown ink; pattern designs are mostly floral motifs with birds and butterflies; outer cover is printed with a front panel in colours of green, pink and red with a border design, a floral motif and English and Chinese text; back panel is printed in colours of green, red, brown and yellow and illustrates an interior scene of a Chinese woman doing needlework at a table; interior of cover has Chinese text, small sketches of the patterns and English text that provides some information about the Lee Hwa Women's Embroidery Co., No. 1 Annam Road, Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai and information about the goods that they sell.