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Doily

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-258967

Description

Square linen doily with scalloped lace around outside edge and openwork border within square; in hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Details

Descriptive Terms

doilies
linen (material)
openwork
lace (needlework)
Linen
Doily

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7 x 7 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Sarah Moore Field

Accession Number

1998.6316

Places

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

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