Object number
69/185/1-5
Creator
Description
This is a set of five cotton tray cloths or doilies which have been crocheted by hand, used on cake stands at the tea table. The doilies were made and used by Elenor Crane, married name Barker, used from 1903-1929.
Physical description
5 crochet doyleys: cotton and linen; fair condition1) round doyley: cotton with feather stich border to centre and knitted edge 2) round doyley: drawn thread line on cotton centre, crochet edge in cream cotton 3) round doyley: with crocheted lace, border in white cotton 4) round doyley: small cotton centre, knitted border in white cotton 5) rectangular cotton with crochet border-scalloped edge
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘Mats (crocket) // Domestic Furnishing textiles // Mrs D. Brunskill, Hearn Road, Reading // 1. Round doyley- cotton with feather stitch border to centre and knitted edge, 30cm diameter. 2. Round doyley- Drawn threaded line on cotton centre. Crochet edge in cream cotton. 20cm diam. Made 1902-3 by Eleanoe Crane- now Barker). 3. Round doyley- Small cotton centre 6cm diameter with crochet ‘lace’ border in white cotton. 23cm diameter. 4. Round doyley- small cotton centre 6cm diameter. Knotted border in white cotton 20cm diameter. 5. Small cloth rectangle. Cotton with crochet border scalloped edge. 31x15cm. Border 3cm wide.’
Production date
1902-01-01
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10782.tif - High resolution image
