Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID # |
1960.004.010 |
Object Name |
Frame, Picture |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Year Range from |
1880 |
Year Range to |
1925 |
Made |
Unknown |
Description |
Hand-stitched picture frame mat, made of cherry red silk (now faded) that covers a cardboard piece, that is overlaid with a hand-made Battenburg lace angled maple leaf and floral vine lace piece. The mat has an oval window to show a photograph, and it has a brass ring hand-sewn at the back top to suspend it on a wall. No maker's identification is present. |
Provenance |
The previous owner, Alberta McLaughlin, resided in Owen Sound, Ontario. Battenburg lace was very popular in the 1890s and early 20th-century, and it was used to embellish clothing, household linens and also was used to decorate photograph mats and other items. Some Battenburg lace patterns were available in mail-order catalogues c. 1901. It is not known who made this piece, or what year it was stitched. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 19th-c Collection |
Material |
Silk/Cardboard/Lace/Brass |
Dimensions |
W-21.6 L-25.2 D-0.2 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
McLaughlin, Alberta |
Subjects |
Autumn Lace making Photographs |