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Lace Doily1712/2

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central hole surrounded by eight petal-like holes, surrounded by eight crocheted triangles, surrounded by sixteen half circle holes. The outer design is consisting of eight tree-like shapes with inward facing stems. Outer periphery is irregularly circular with protruding crocheting loops, particularly edging the pattern which is between the tree-like designs.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre ? or rayon fibre ?
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/1

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central hole surrounded by eight petal-like holes, surrounded by eight crocheted petal-like shapes with eight five-sided holes at the outer sections of these petals. Then more loosely crocheted design around the outer circumference, which is circular with sixteen crocheted protuberances, each made of three crocheted loops.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre ? or rayon fibre ?
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/32

A hand made oval lace doily. The main abstract design is consisting of a central plain machine made cloth with the hand made surrounding outer edge consisting of a band with a row of holes, surrounded by a zig zag band containing a six-petallled flower at each of the two ends of the oval, surrounded by four sections of a band, each containing a four-petalled flower with a leaf stretching sideways at either side. Between this four-sectioned band, there are four six-petalled flowers. An airy design of zig zag, squares, and triangles forms an outer edge of eight elongated oval scallops each containing an uneven solid shape.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre ? or flax fibre ?
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/31

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central six-petalled flower design, surrounded by a band of two rows of holes, surrounded by an airy design of square-like shapes that has six bug-like shapes with six four-petalled flowers within, surrounded by a band of two rows of holes, surrounded by an airy design that has eight inward facing butterflies with eight thin four-petalled flowers in between the butterflies within, surrounded by a scalloped outer perimeter edge of twenty-four petals.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/27

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central five-petalled rose-like design, surrounded by ten flowers with outward facing pistils, surrounded by a ten-scalloped design, each of which is containing a five-petalled rose-like design, forming the outer perimeter edge.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/23

A hand made square lace doily. The main design is consisting of alternating squares of two different types of designs with three squares to each side, totalling nine squares. One square design is consisting of machine made cloth that has an embroidered spiral design while the other square design is consisting of open hand made lace work. Bordered edge is made of hand made lace that has arch-like shapes.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre ? or flax fibre ?
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/3

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central hole surrounded by eight petal-like holes, surrounded by eight crocheted triangles, surrounded by sixteen half circle holes. The outer design is consisting of eight tree-like shapes with inward facing stems. Outer periphery is irregularly circular with protruding crocheting loops, particularly edging the pattern which is between the tree-like designs.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre ? or rayon fibre ?
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Scissors2189/25

Scissors with long blades. The handles have a cut-out design and round finger holes with a metal diamond shaped point on the top of each.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
brass metal ? and alloy metal
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Table Mat1712/35

A plain machine made rectangular cloth piece. Has a rectangular border of small holes.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
flax fibre ?
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lace Doily1712/34

A hand made circular lace doily. The main concentric abstract design is consisting of a central twenty-pointed star design surrounded by another of the same, surrounded by ten plant-like(?) shapes, surrounded by an airy design of open squares, surrounded by an outer peripheral edge of twenty plant-like(?) shapes.

Culture
Northwest Europe ?
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Europe
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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