Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID # |
1957.024.028 |
Object Name |
Doily |
Title |
Round Doily |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Date |
19th-century |
Year Range from |
1860 |
Year Range to |
1918 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Sydenham Township (formerly), Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
Description |
Round white doily. The white linen centre of the doily, has a white crocheted edging (consisting of two rows of scallops, with picot edging). The edge of the linen center has white cotton whipstitching. |
Provenance |
Unknown maker and provenance. Last owned by Helen Carrie (née Reid), of Grey County. She and her husband, Gideon Carrie, farmed in Sydenham Township, Grey County in the 19th-century. Helen Reid was born on September 26, 1839 and died on March 18, 1918. Gideon was 42 years old in the 1871 census of Sydenham Township, Grey County. Agnes Smith (née McQuaker) inherited a number of items from her grandmother, Helen Carrie, and brought this item to the museum. Agnes Smith was a daughter of John McQuaker and a Ms. Carrie. |
Collection |
Textiles, Household Linens Collection |
Material |
Linen/Cotton/Thread |
Dimensions |
Dia-18.7 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Carrie, Gideon |