Lace Fragment
- Object Name:
- Lace Fragment
- Object ID:
- 1974.063.13
- Place of Origin:
- New England
- Date:
- 1840-1900
- Description:
- Textile fragment. White cotton plain weave with a 2" hand-knitted cotton lace border attached to one edge. Cotton fabric is hemmed 2.75"; overall length is 3", leaving a 0.25" cut edge. Two sides are French seamed together creating a loop. Appears to have been cut from edge of a pillowcase. Stamped in black ink near the French seam, "DD275 / D32 / O-DOW".
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-5 L-18.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Donated with a collection of bonnets and needlework that descended in the Dow family, paternal relatives of the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. William F. Mudge
- People:
- Mudge, Margaret D. (1908-2001)
- Subjects:
- Lace, Knitting, Handwork, Needlework
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