- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0356 a,b
- Description
- Large (a) and small (b) oval linen doilies. (a) has crocheted edge border, a netted floral ground and five inset linen, embroidered panels. Centre panel is circular and other four panels are at corner arches and are semi-circular. Panels embroidered in ivory floral patterns. (b) has same edging and…
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- Title
- Doily Set
- Date
- 1890 – 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 35.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- Large (a) and small (b) oval linen doilies. (a) has crocheted edge border, a netted floral ground and five inset linen, embroidered panels. Centre panel is circular and other four panels are at corner arches and are semi-circular. Panels embroidered in ivory floral patterns. (b) has same edging and ground but contains only three panels, the centre panel a hexagon shape and two arc shaped end panels. Panels possibly hand-embroidered then adjoined, but other materials appear to be commercially acquired.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0356 a,b
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