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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 1881213, member: 23&quot;]I bought a lace-edge bread warmer in Belgium, but it has pockets for the bread.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Macassar oil was used by men in the Victorian era to give their hair that lovely shine.&nbsp; Even into the 50s, men were using Brylcreem (a little dab&#039;ll do ya) to keep their hair in place so my mother was using anti-macassars that she had made back in the 20s or ones her older sister had made even earlier than that.&nbsp; She was born in 1909.&nbsp; They did come in sets of three because chairs in those days were stuffed and covered in plush or brocade.&nbsp; It also kept the arms from wearing out.&nbsp; Even today you find sofas and chairs with arm coverings in the same material, but back then it was fancy work.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with Book that the style of embroidery on this and the colors make it more of a &quot;modern&quot; piece, 30s or even 40s or 50s.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As an aside, I still have trunkfuls of &quot;soft&quot; antiques so if anyone here decides they need pillowcases with crocheted edging or embroidered piano scarves or dresser scarves or anti-macassars, just let me know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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