NAPKINS

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

Set of 25 tea napkins with cutwork and embroidery surrounding a needlelace flower in one corner. The napkins have a filet lace edging, handstitched to the linen. The napkins have ten different flower motifs, including daffodils, roses, and iris, some with open work centers and some with closed, satin stitched centers.

Object name:

NAPKINS

Made from:

Linen

Size:

12 1/2 × 13 in. (31.8 × 33 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

45.248.1-25

Signature marks:

label 24 Linen Lunch (crossed out) / Napkins tea / Filet Edge on tissue paper wrapped around objects Paper label, handwritten in pencil. Note that there are actually 25 napkins, not 24 as indicated. label No. 4 on paper label with objects

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973