Three doilies from the 1910s, crocheted by hand in fine white cotton, the largest in the shape of a star with twelve points. The patterns are worked in rings of pineapples, fans, and open mesh, and it is easy to imagine the evenings they took: a lamp, a hook, a ball of thread, and many hundreds of rounds. Stretched out, they look like frost or spider silk. Someone once hung them on an old wooden door, and they were even more beautiful there. Lay them under a vase, frame one, or simply keep them folded in tissue.
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Crocheted cotton doilies, set of three, 1910s
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Example piece.
Three doilies from the 1910s, crocheted by hand in fine white cotton, the largest a twelve-pointed star.
The story
Details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Decade | |
| Material | Cotton, Lace |
| Color | White |
| Condition | Good |
| Condition notes | Faint age spots on the largest doily and one loose picot on the smallest; no holes. |
| Diameter, large | 22 in (56 cm) |
| Diameter, medium | 11 in (28 cm) |
| Diameter, small | 8 in (20 cm) |
| Notes | Three sizes: large, medium, and small. |
| Label | None |
| Construction | Fine cotton crochet thread. Worked by hand in rounds. Star, fan, and pineapple patterns. Set of three sizes. |
How we measure
Objects are measured at their widest points: height, width and depth, in inches with centimetres.
The condition scale
Excellent: worn or used with care; no flaws we can see.
Very good: light signs of age, each one named in the details and shown in the photos.
Good: visible wear or an old repair, named and photographed; still ready to wear or use.
Fair: clear flaws or a repair it needs, named and photographed; chosen for its beauty or its history.
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