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