Drawing

Collection object


1988.0078.013
H. 50.5 W. 51.5
Design, Limerick lace. Handkerchief in white ink on grey paper mounted on white cotton cloth. Square design with central unornamented area, a little over one half drawn out in full remainder inner and outer border only. Inner border a chain of small ovals; outer border of flame like ovals at each corner and centre of sides, linked by curved leaves with small quatrefoil flower above; curving sided triangle between each flame on fully drawn portion, with diagonal infill of lines with dots between; trails of foliage rising symmetrically from the flames and also from each triangle curving to corner. Cloth has a circular red stamp on with "F" at centre and ".Duncar./ Finish" around. and also stamped in black "37" and 26., with "6" in pencil below numbers.