Table Cover With Alternating Squares of Cutwork and Knotting

Detail view.
Description (Brief):

Table cover with alternating squares of cutwork and knotting edged with embroidered filet. A similar pice is pictured in Hispanic Lace and Lace Making, p. 87

Date Made: probably 18th century

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Lace, Textiles

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Credit Line: Mrs. James Pinchot June 15, 1960

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T12135Catalog Number: T12135.000Accession Number: 48717

Object Name: LaceTable coverlace, table CoverObject Type: lace

Physical Description: cutwork embroidery (overall production method/technique)embroidered filet lace (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 34 1/2 in x 55 in; 87.63 cm x 139.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-3485-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_625656

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