Three eyelet table linens with flower clusters

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Three eyelet table linens with flower clusters (.1-.3) The longer linen (.1) has an oval shape and a central pattern of ten clusters of embroidered flowers with stems and cutwork leaves and it’s edged with a .25 wide voided insert. One white linen panel is used for the center, joined to two outer pieces along the vertical edge. There are two rows of scalloped edge trim that are 2” at the widest point. The two smaller linens (.2, .3) have a similar composition but there are only nine clusters of embroidered flowers with stems and cutwork leaves at its center. All other aspects of the linen’s construction remain the same. There is no brand label.

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