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| The El Morocco Pillow |
I was wandering around eBay this week, trying to find a reference to a type of vintage fabric I am interested in, when I found this pillow on eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231503957601?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:VRI&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2661
A needlepoint pillow from the El Morocco Club? What on earth was THAT?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Morocco
Thanks, Wikipedia.
The pillow appears to be all wool and tent stitched. I would guess it's from the 1960s but I really have no idea and the club closed in the 1950s so I must be off by ten years. I imagine the pillow and other memorabilia the eBay seller is offering came from the September 2014 auction of the club owner's collection. I took the liberty of grabbing a photo since the auction will end before this article publishes.
http://www.doylenewyork.com/content/more.asp?id=341
Enjoy a bit of New York City nightlight history in needlepoint form!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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