Table cover

Museum number:
2-62958
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
4035 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Square of fine white linen decorated with circles of “Teneriffe” lace and drawnwork. Plain center has four triangular corner motifs, two bands of 1” wide drawnwork meet at corners to form fancy squares. Outside border of lace circles set into fabric. c. 1900 edge lace is worn. Good condition. See pp. 253-57 in “Anchor Manual of Needlework” NK9150/A5
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:
Table coverings
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 28 inches and length 29 inches
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Table cover, accession number 2-62958, described as Square of fine white linen decorated with circles of “Teneriffe” lace and drawnwork. Plain center has four triangular corner motifs, two bands of 1” wide drawnwork meet at corners to form fancy squares. Outside border of lace circles set into fabric. c. 1900 edge lace is worn. Good condition. See pp. 253-57 in “Anchor Manual of Needlework” NK9150/A5
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Table cover, accession number 2-62958, described as Square of fine white linen decorated with circles of “Teneriffe” lace and drawnwork. Plain center has four triangular corner motifs, two bands of 1” wide drawnwork meet at corners to form fancy squares. Outside border of lace circles set into fabric. c. 1900 edge lace is worn. Good condition. See pp. 253-57 in “Anchor Manual of Needlework” NK9150/A5Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Table cover, accession number 2-62958, described as Square of fine white linen decorated with circles of “Teneriffe” lace and drawnwork. Plain center has four triangular corner motifs, two bands of 1” wide drawnwork meet at corners to form fancy squares. Outside border of lace circles set into fabric. c. 1900 edge lace is worn. Good condition. See pp. 253-57 in “Anchor Manual of Needlework” NK9150/A5

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