TABLE MATS
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
Twelve white linen table mats with filet lace panels. The center filets depict four different bird designs in the Renaissance style. These designs include a bird attacking an animal (.4-.6); bird being attacked (.7); a bird with a fish (.8-.12); and two birds facing each other (.1-3). Square filet panels, each with a unique bird or animal scene, are placed at each corner, seperated by whitework panels. The mats are edged all around with filet lace.
- Object name:
- TABLE MATS
- Made from:
- Linen
- Made in:
- UNKNOWN
- Date made:
- 20th c.
- Size:
- 33 x 48.3 cm (13 x 19 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 45.74.1-12
- Class:
- Linen/lace
- Signature marks:
- label No. 44 / 12 Table Mats / Filet Lace, 11 x 6 / Animal Design / Embroid Inset, Lace Edge on tissue paper wrapped around objects first line is handwritten in blue ink; the rest is typewritten
- Credit line:
- Gift of Mrs. Augustus Riggs, 1974