Vintage Sydney linen tea towel

A fabulous as-new vintage tea towel with striking original colours. This 100% Irish linen tea towel depicts the S.S Canberra ship in the docks at Circular Quay in Sydney. Sydney’s wharves in the 1960s are depicted and you can see the Eastern Distributor freeway and Customs House in the background. Designed by Lamont and using Fast Colours. A beautiful piece of vintage Australiana.

About the designer: Lamont

One of Ireland’s most prominent linen weaving companies, Samuel Lamont & Sons Ltd. was established in 1830. The company began textile printing in the 1950s, printing promotional tea towels for several Commonwealth countries including England and Australia.

Era: 1960s

Label: Lamont

Material: 100% linen

Measurements:

52cm wide (20.5 inches) x 79cm (31 inches)