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Mixed lace doily
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| Description | Mixed lace doily. Linen thread. Linen center with mixed lace edging consisting of tape work in leaf and floral motif, joined by needle made turtle braids, spiders, wheatears and mesh fillings. Border is scalloped with attached picot edging. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 11 1/2 inches length 10 3/4 inches width |
| Nomenclature | Bobbin lace Needle lace |
| Creation | Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians Made by (possibly) Ojibwe Indians Made in Minnesota, United States |
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Collected by: Whipple, Bishop Henry Benjamin Made by (possibly) Dakota Indians Made by (possibly) Ojibwe Indians Made in Minnesota, United States Household. Linens. Furniture Covers. Doilies Indian. Art |
| Dates | Creation: Not earlier than 1890 - Approximately 1926 Sybil Carter began developing the Episcopal Church lace manufacturing work with American Indians in Minnesota in 1890. The lace program continued well after CarterÂ’s death in 1908 and eventually dissolved in 1926. |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 1954 |