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Catalog Number |
1976.1.0720a |
Object Name |
Linens, Doily |
Description |
Album of doilies. Four doilies (d'oyles) attached to paper pages with scalloped edges. Six pages, plus cover. Two pages are empty. Four pages have small doilies, attached using small straight pins. Front cover has round, pinked display windows with different pieces of fabric showing through. Natural materials also glued on. Green bow adorns top corner. Back cover has label describing the d'oyles. "THE D'OYLES / ARE MADE OF THE BARK OF THE / LACE - BARK TREE. / (Lagetta Linteria) / NATIVE OF JAMAICA. / the borders are cut out of the Spathe, / OR LEAF-SHEATH OF THE / BREADFRUIT, / (Artocarpu Incisa) / The decorations and figures are made from lichens, ferns, and other vegetable / material - collected from different parts of Jamaica, B.W.I." |
Materials |
Organic/Paper/Ribbon/Breadfruit/Bark/Lichen/Metal/Fabric/Plant Material |
Condition |
Good |
Search Terms |
Linens Doily International Jamaica Nature Plant Leaves Tree Flowers |
Catalog Sub-category |
Household Accessory |