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Doily

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1883 -

GUSN

GUSN-39002

Description

Ivory linen square; fringe knotted all around.

Details

Descriptive Terms

doilies
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Doily
Linen
Silk
Embroidered
Doily

Inscription

Motto embroidered in copper silk: That nourishment/which/is called/supper

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

9 x 9 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Margaret Jewell

Accession Number

1937.313

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