NAPKIN, ONE OF 31
About this object
Square dinner napkin with white work embroidery, featuring satin stitches, bullion knots, and ladder stiches. Embroidery is concentrated to the lower right corner edge and features the monogram “MPH” for “Marjorie Post Hutton,” surrounding motifs are curvilinear vines, leaves, and flower blossoms. Napkin is edged with a filet mesh also filled with flower blossom motifs.
- Object name:
- NAPKIN, ONE OF 31
- Made from:
- cotton -- flax
- Date made:
- 1920-1935
- Size:
- 13 × 13 in. (33 × 33 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2014.2.8.4
- Signature marks:
- MONOGRAM: MPH [lower right corner]
- Credit line:
- Gift of Dina Merrill Hartley, 2014