Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1960.013.002 |
Object Name |
Doily |
Title |
Kensington Embroidery Doily |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Date |
1890s? |
Artist |
Miss Grace A. McLean |
Made |
McLean, Grace A. |
Place of Origin |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Description |
Hand-embroidered doily, decorated with pink silk roses, and a scalloped perimeter, that was made by Grace A. McLean of Owen Sound. It has a white linen ground, with silk thread embroidery. The perimeter has round scallops whipped with white embroidery thread. The embroidery design has four pink roses and two rosebuds in a ring around the centre. The roses have been shaded, as have the leaves. |
Provenance |
The doily was likely made in the 1890s, and it was hand-made by Grace A. McLean (b. 1864-d. 1931), who lived in Owen Sound, Ontario. It was later owned by her sister, Mary A McLean. |
Collection |
Textiles, Household Linens Collection |
Material |
Linen/Silk/Thread/Dye |
Dimensions |
W-48 L-48.5 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
McLean, John McLean, Mary A. McLean, Grace |
Subjects |
Embroidery |