Purchased by Museum Ladies Auxiliary
Runner is made of linen with a heavy lace attached to both ends. The lace is a pattern that comes to a point and measures 21 cm in depth (to the point). The linen part of the runner measures 111 cm x 39 cm and is hemstitched around the edge (2cm in form the outside edge). The overall measurement of the runner form lace point to lace point is 153 cm. The linen part of the rummer is embroidered at both ends. The design at one end consists of an arrangement of flowers in a basket. The basket is black and the flowers (the two large ones) are in pink and blue with yellow centres. the smaller flower clusters are done in French Knots in two shades of gold. The leaves are green. The design at the other end of the runner consists of two large flowers, similar to the ones in the basket. Embroidered in pink and blue and yellow centres and smaller flower clusters in two shades of gold with green leaves.