Silk embroidered linen doily; 1875-1925
notes: label: Description
content: White circular linen doily; pinwheel scallop edge. White silk edge finish in sating stitch, with trellis pattern in alternate scallop reserves; delicate sprays of pinks or carnations embroidered in pastel sahdes around an unpatterned center. Late 19th or early 20th century, silk embroidery on linen. Finely stitched. Probably used as a dresser or table mat.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mr. Robert van Deventer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0324.01
label: accession number
content: 1984.0324
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0324.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: doily
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: embroidered (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19 in; 48.26 cm