Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1955.010.002 |
Object Name |
Lambrequin |
Title |
Crazy Work Shelf Drape |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Date |
19th-century? |
Year Range from |
1876 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Hand-made silk patchwork with feather stitching shelf drape, 19th-century-looking. Each of the three scallops at the front is decorated with a tassel at the bottom. "AK" is embroidered and likely was the initials of the maker. Feather-stitching embroidery was often done on crazy quilts, and this shelf drape has a pieced crazy work design, while the top edge is plain brown velvet. |
Provenance |
This shelf drape was used either in Owen Sound or Grey County, Ontario in the past, but it is not known which family owned it. It looks like it would date to the late 19th-century? |
Collection |
Textiles, Household Linens Collection |
Material |
Velvet/Fabrics/Silk/Embroidery Thread/Thread/Dyes |
Dimensions |
W-47 L-31.2 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Subjects |
Folk Art |
Function |
Kitchens and parlours used to have small bracket shelves on the walls for holding clocks, candlesticks, etc. Shelf drapes were often hand-made to add a decorative element to these shelves. |