“Table runner with chicken design.” fide Kaethe Kliot, owner, Lacis, 2001; black, hand made lace; dense fabric. 56 x 255 cm.
Donor:
(anonymous)
Collection place:
Russia
Verbatim coll. place:
Malta. “Chechoslovakia or Russia.” fide Kaethe Kliot, owner, Lacis, 2001.
Culture or time period:
Russians
Collector:
Mrs. William Fitzhugh Sr.
Materials:
Silk and Silk (silk?bobbin lace; continuous narrow tape, made in pieces, sewn together. ���silk bobbin lace , idria technique.��� fide kathe kliot, owner, lacis, 2001.)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Lace (needlework) and Table runners
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
October 13, 1985
Context of use:
c. 1925 “Table runner with chicken design made of silk bobbin lace in the Idria technique, ca. 1870s. This and 7-10043 are the best pieces of lace in accession. It is not Maltese.”Fide:Kaethe Kliot, owner, Lacis, 2001. See 7-10043.
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)