Name/Title
Crochet-bordered square textile (handkerchief or small doily), yellowEntry/Object ID
2025.16.2Description
Square textile combining a plain woven center panel with a wide hand-crocheted lace border. The center is a fine, loose plain-weave fabric (linen or cotton) in cream/white, hemmed where it joins the lace. Surrounding it is a deep border of openwork crochet lace in ecru thread, worked in a fan/shell-and-mesh pattern with regularly spaced raised floral rosettes (puff/popcorn florets) and finished with a scalloped, looped picot edge at all four sides. Entirely handmade; the lace is symmetrical and densely worked.Collection
Evelyn Sosa collectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.16Source or Donor
Evelyn SosaAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Zoe Hernández BacallaoDate made
1973Time Period
1970sPlace
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
Made by Zoe Hernández Bacallao in 1973 as a gift for her daughter, Ana Margarita Sosa Hernández, on her 15th birthday, as per donnor.Materials
Material Notes
Materials: Fine plain-weave cotton (center panel); crocheted cotton thread (border).
Technique: Hand crochet (openwork fan/shell-and-mesh lace with raised floral motifs and picot/scalloped edging); machine- or hand-hemmed woven center; lace joined to the fabric panel.Relationships
Related Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
production, useCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
October 20, 2025Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 18, 2026