"Victory in Europe" day was celebrated 8 May 1945 to mark the end of World War II. A flow of celebratory imagery appeared on ceramics, furnishing and dress fabrics, textiles and rugs. Mermaids and dolphins; putti and roses; swags and urns. Villas and houses were...
Mermaids, cherubs & cheer: Lana MacKinnon’s mid-century designs
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