Doily
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. ( 31.8 x 31.8 cm )
Description:
Doily with a drawn work and lace circle and star pattern; cotton square in the center; scalloped edges.
Object Number:
Z.1120.1
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29813
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doily
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. ( 29.2 x 29.2 cm )
Description:
Lace doily with a circle and cross pattern; scalloped cotton square in the center; scalloped edges.
Object Number:
Z.1120.2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29811
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lamp runner
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Linen, satin
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. ( 34.3 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Natural linen doily with a grid of drawn work and embroidery flowers in the center; embroidered vine pattern around the edges; hand-made lace trim; backed with yellow satin.
Object Number:
INV.1265
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29810
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hand towel
Classification:
Date:
1843
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 55 x 15 1/4 in. ( 139.7 x 38.7 cm )
Description:
Linen hand towel with cross-stitched roosters, weathervanes, geometric designs and floral designs in pink and blue on natural ground; inscribed at top, "1843/ Maryan Fols;" fringe at both ends; crochet work sewn to base with geometric patterns and two women; lattice and ball fringe.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
1941.942
Marks:
cross-stitched: top: "1843/ Maryan Fols"
Gallery Label:
Hand towels were worked by adolescent girls of Pennsylvania German families and hung on the door between the kitchen and the sitting room of the home. The peak of hand towel production was between 1820 and 1850.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1843
eMuseum Object ID:
29808
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apron
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 1/2 x 22 in. ( 100.3 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Cream silk pinafore apron with floral embroidery below the silk waist tie; pleated at breast; machine-made lace border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Edel
Object Number:
1942.128
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29805
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag: 13 star American Flag
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wool, linen, cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 3/4 x 53 3/4 in. ( 78.1 x 136.5 cm )
Description:
Wool U.S. flag with thirteen white cotton stars applied to both sides of the blue canton (two rows of five stars divided bya row of three); thirteen red and white stripes; natural linen hoist with metal grommets at each end (lower grommets missing).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ada Pocta
Object Number:
1942.344
Marks:
printed: on hoist: "J B SEWING Co (?) MAKER/ Cortland St NY/ 3 x 4 1/2"
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this flag was used by Ezekial DeCamp, who came from France with LaFayette to fight in the American Revolution. DeCamp was an ancestor of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
29804
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. ( 37.5 x 55.2 cm )
Description:
Rectangular ecru linen manufactured table scarf, coral colored flowers on their stems are embroidered around the edges, there is a border of drawnwork around the hemmed edges.
Object Number:
Z.1331.19
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
29794
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scarf
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 x 24 in. ( 48.3 x 61 cm )
Description:
Rectangular ecru linen manufactured table scarf; the shorter ends have rows of various colors of lillies across the edges, the longer ends have lillies floating across the edges, all the edges have two rows of drawnwork and are fringed in linen.
Object Number:
Z.1331.18
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
29793
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Flag
Classification:
Date:
1896-1907
Medium:
Cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions:
Overall: 91 x 141 1/4 in. ( 231.1 x 358.8 cm )
Description:
Cotton machine-sewn U.S. flag with forty-five cotton stars appliqued to both sides of the canton (five rows of eight stars and one row of five, second from bottom); red and white stripes; white cotton hoist with grommets at each end (one missing) and two holes with cotton string tied through.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Anna S. Murphy
Object Number:
INV.12348
Gallery Label:
This flag belonged to Mrs. Louise Small, the donor's mother. She was active in the Daughters of the Grand Army of the Republic and in particular the John Brown Circle. The donor believed the flag was once owned by her grandfather who served with the Union Army in the Civil War.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1907
eMuseum Object ID:
29791
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Napkin
Classification:
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 18 in. ( 45.7 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Square white linen manufactured bread basket napkin with linen fringe on all sides, three corners have white bearded wheat motif, the remaining corner is inscribed "Hot/ Biscuit".
Object Number:
Z.1331.16
Marks:
embroidered: at one corner in pink and white floss: "Hot / Biscuit"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
29792
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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