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Doily

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1890-1930

GUSN

GUSN-64312

Description

Square doily with deep-shaped border of cutwork and white-on-white embroidery. Embroidered with peach and yellow silk pansies.

Details

Descriptive Terms

doilies
cotton (textile)
embroidering
linen (material)
silk (textile)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Doily
Linen
Silk
Cotton
Embroidered
Pansy
Doily

Associated Building

Original to Roseland Cottage (Woodstock, Conn.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

13 1/4 x 13 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret Carson Holt

Accession Number

1970.540

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