Hand Knit Antimacassar

Knitted Textile

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Island County Historical Society

Name/Title

Hand Knit Antimacassar

Entry/Object ID

2025.016.035

Description

Hand-knit textile. Possibly used as an Antimacassar

Use

An Antimacassar was used to keep Macassar hair oil off of furniture. They could be removed and washed easier than cleaning the furniture.

Knitted Textile Details

Textile Shape

Rectangular

Knitting Method

Warp Knit

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Antimacassar

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Furniture Coverings

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings