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DINNER NAPKINS

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

Set of seventeen white linen dinner napkins. Three cutwork leaves with interior needlework are placed at one corner. Above this design, the monogram 'MPD' is embroidered in a diamond shape, with embroidered vinelike leaves on either side. The napkins are finished in a scalloped shape with needlework edging with triangular blocks of buttonhole stitches.

Object name:
DINNER NAPKINS
Made from:
Linen
Size:
44.5 x 46.4 cm (17 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
45.254.1-17
Class:
LACE
Signature marks:
monogram MPD embroidered in one corner label 17 Napkins with objects typed label 17 Napkins (MPD) on plastic wrapped around objects handwritten in blue ink
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973