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Doily

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-258958

Description

One white linen doily; embroidered with green, white, red, yellow thread; strawberried and leaves in a circle; 16 scallop-like points around edge; in hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Details

Descriptive Terms

doilies
linen (material)
embroidery (visual works)
thread
fruit
Linen
Doily

Associated Building

Original To Field-Hodges House (North Andover, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 5 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Sarah Moore Field

Accession Number

1998.6308

Places

North Andover (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)

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