Name/Title
DoorstopContext
Propping open the doors to the French Parlor and the Upstairs Exhibit Room are two unusual doorstops upholstered with decorative needlepoint patterns. The doorstops are made from bricks covered with a form-fitting needlepoint cover. They were created and donated to the Neill-Cochran House Museum in the 1970s by the epically named Mrs. Margaret Dawson Daniel Van Guedler Okie.
The French Parlor doorstop cover is an ivory-colored needlepoint and depicts a modified version of the United States Seal complete with yellow olive branch embellishments on all four sides. Beneath the front facing olive branch is stitched, "1976," the U.S. Bicentennial year, and possibly the year the doorstop was created. The cover has a felt bottom and is sewn shut.
The Upstairs Exhibit Room doorstop cover is a dark green needlepoint with a central floral motif. This doorstop does not have its felt bottom, and you can see the exposed brick underneath.
And see all of our practical artifacts Wed-Sun, 11am - 4pm at the Neill-Cochran House Museum.Acquisition
Accession
1973.02Source or Donor
Mrs. Van Guelder Okie (Margaret Dawson Daniel)Acquisition Method
Gift