Doily

Museum number:
2-68078a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210268078a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Table linen; ornamental white oval linen embroidered in leaf stitch, edged with crochet and applied lace. (a) diameter 26 cm; (b) diameter 25.1 cm.; (c) diameter 33 cm. Doily: crochet floral and geometric roundel, white, chain stitch. Materials: probably cotton, linen. Techniques: woven cloth, crochet with chain, double and triple stitches.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
United States
Verbatim coll. place:
U.S.A.
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Materials:
Linen (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Doilies and Lace (needlework)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 13 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Doily, accession number 2-68078a-c, described as Table linen; ornamental white oval linen embroidered in leaf stitch, edged with crochet and applied lace. (a) diameter 26 cm; (b) diameter 25.1 cm.; (c) diameter 33 cm. Doily: crochet floral and geometric roundel, white, chain stitch. Materials: probably cotton, linen. Techniques: woven cloth, crochet with chain, double and triple stitches.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Doily, accession number 2-68078a-c, described as Table linen; ornamental white oval linen embroidered in leaf stitch, edged with crochet and applied lace. (a) diameter 26 cm; (b) diameter 25.1 cm.; (c) diameter 33 cm. Doily: crochet floral and geometric roundel, white, chain stitch. Materials: probably cotton, linen. Techniques: woven cloth, crochet with chain, double and triple stitches.

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