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DOILY

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

One small white linen doily with a scalloped buttonholed edge. At each end of the doily are nine crocheted picots. The main body is eyelet embroidery with a flower and stem design. The leaves of the stems are embroidered in white.

Object name:
DOILY
Made from:
Linen
Made in:
Unknown
Date made:
20th c.
Size:
12.7 × 27.3 cm (5 × 10 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
45.402
Class:
Linen/lace
Signature marks:
Printed in black Dorcas Hardin/Washington, D. C. On the top of the box in the lower right hand corner Paper note to be repaired Included in the box with the doily
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973