Filet crochet tablecloth fragment

Crocheted Textile

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Front

Front

Name/Title

Filet crochet tablecloth fragment

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.4

Description

Filet crocheted tablecloth corner fragment, featuring design with three daisies. Crochet stitched to woven panel at top in a zig-zag pattern.

Textile Type

Table Cloth

Context

This fragment is part of a larger tablecloth made by Ellen Priça. It is part of a large collection of textiles made by Ellen, now owned by her family.

Category

Homeware

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Made/Created

Artist

Ellen Priça

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Buhl

State/Province

Minnesota

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Crocheted Textile Details

Textile Shape

Triangular

Additional Stitch Types

Chain Stitch, Double Crochet Stitch, Filet Crochet

Ethnography

Notes

Maker is Serbian-American.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

crochet (needlework)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

at widest points

Height

8 in

Width

12-1/2 in

Accessories

Accessory

Ephemera

Notes

Note from donor reads: "For the Tatter Library from Teva Bjerken. Given on 1/19/25 MLK Day. This is a table cloth corner recently given to me by by father whose Serbian grandmother crocheted it. She lived in Buhl, Minnesota after immigrating to the mining town from Serbia with her husband who was a Chetnik-Royal military member."

Materials

Material

Cotton, Yarn

Material Notes

Cotton yarn crochet with cotton woven edge

Color

Off White, Beige

Location

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio