TEA NAPKINS
Currently in storage
About this object
Set of 24 tea napkins in handkerchief linen with drawn threadwork in an overall grid pattern. An oval lace inset at one corner contains the monogram "MPD."
- Object name:
- TEA NAPKINS
- Made from:
- Linen
- Size:
- 35.6 × 33 cm (14 × 13 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 45.246.1-24
- Signature marks:
- label 24 napkins / Handkerchief / linen / Drawing work on tissue wrapped around objects handwritten in pencil note Smithsonian / M.P.D. / No. 2 / SI / AR on tissue paper wrapped around object handwritten in pencil (last line in red pencil) monogram MPD in one corner of each napkin
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973