Table Runner

Name/Title

Table Runner

Entry/Object ID

2025.27.2

Description

"M & O" pattern woven linen table runner or stand cover. The cover is woven from linen into a square shape with hand-tatted lace edging with tassels. There are stains and wear commensurate with age throughout. A handwritten label pinned to one corner reads, "This stand cover was spun + woven by Grandmother Davis my father's mother. Also the lace by her hand knit. Lucy Davis Evans."

Context

Lucy Davis Evans was born in Albany, Vermont in 1852, Her father was Lorenzo Davis (1818-1907) and his mother was Lucy Bosworth Evans -- the maker, according to the note, of the woven table runner.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.27

Source or Donor

Jennifer Ashlock

Acquisition Method

Gift

Dimensions

Height

26 in

Width

25-1/2 in