OBJECT: 0000.5223 – Table Mat.
DESCRIPTION: Small oval table mat made by Maud Kearney. Small stain.
PATTERN: Foliage and Casket.
STITCHES AND TECHNIQUES: Fancy Stitches in detail of casket. Heavy darn. Birds Eye. Seed Stitch. Selection of dots in heavy darn.
FIBRE: Cotton Net. Cotton thread. Ecru colour.
SIZE: 30.5 cm x 22 cm oval.
CIRCA: 1925 – 1950.
COMMENTS: The mat was made by Maud Kearney. Made 1914 -1929. Small stain.
GIFT OF: Not known.
STORED: Archival Box B.
WORKSHOP LINK: http://limericklace.ie/?p=1578
LIMERICK MUSEUM CATALOGUE LINK: http://museum.limerick.ie/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/5258
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