Name/Title
Damask linen doilys of the Gilroy-Macdonald family, early 1900sEntry/Object ID
1990.12.104Description
ACC. NO. 90.12.104
SUBJECT CATEGORY: TEXTILES
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA EARLY 1900's
OBJECT: DOILY
DESCRIPTION:
CIRCULAR-SHAPED LINEN DAMASK DOILY. DAMASK HAS A. FLORAL PATTERN AND AN EMBROIDERED INITIAL "G" FOR "GILROY." DOILY HAS SELF-DRAWN FRINGED BORDER.
SIZE: D 8-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
DOILY THAT BELONGED TO THE NEIL MacDONALD FAMILY, OLD-TIME RESIDENTS OF ALAMEDA, CA.
ACQUIRED FROM:
MUSEUM ACQUISITION FUND
DATE: FEBRUARY 10, 1990
CATALOGED: NOVEMBER 8, 1997
