Lace Doily Item Number: 1712/32 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

A hand made oval lace doily. The main abstract design is consisting of a central plain machine made cloth with the hand made surrounding outer edge consisting of a band with a row of holes, surrounded by a zig zag band containing a six-petallled flower at each of the two ends of the oval, surrounded by four sections of a band, each containing a four-petalled flower with a leaf stretching sideways at either side. Between this four-sectioned band, there are four six-petalled flowers. An airy design of zig zag, squares, and triangles forms an outer edge of eight elongated oval scallops each containing an uneven solid shape.