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- Collection: Maria C. Vallejo Lace Collection
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Hand Emboridered Handkerchief with Pink Tatted Edge
A handkerchief measuring approximately 10.5 inches square. The handkerchief includes floral embroidery done in white thread in the bottom left corner. The border is a pink thread tatted to create a scalloped lace edge.
Hand Embroidered Handkerchief with Blue Crocheted Edge
A linen handkerchief measuring an estimated 11.75 inches square. The handkerchief is lightly embroidered to create a plaid effect in lace, and has a blue crocheted scalloped border.
Hand Embroidered Handkerchief with Blue Tatted Lace Edge
A handkerchief measuring approximately 11.25 inches square. The handkerchief includes floral embroidery done in yellow, blue, and black thread in the bottom left corner. The border is a light blue thread tatted to create a scalloped lace edge.
Hand Embroidered Handkerchief with White Crocheted Edge
A linen handkerchief measuring approximately 11.5 inches square. The handkerchief has a small floral pattern embroidered in white thread in the bottom left corner, and has a crochet edge. The crochet is in an open lace pattern with picot edges. There…
Hand Embroidered Lace Placemat with Matching Napkin
A placemat, measuring approximately 16 inches x 18 inches, and a matching napkin, measuring approximately 10 inches x 5 inches. The pieces are white fabric embroidered in a golden brown thread. The embroidery depicts flowers and vines, and there is a…
Hand Embroidered Placemat and Napkin Set in Gold Thread
A hand embroidered placemat with a matching napkin. The placemat is an asymmetrical shape, narrowing at the bottom edge. Both pieces feature grape leaves embroidered in a gold-colored thread. The placemat also features embroidered grapes with lace…
Hand Embroidered Placemat with Crocheted Border in Red
A hand embroidered placemat featuring a variety of different embroidery motifs including norwegian stars and what appear to be Cupid’s arrows. The embroidery is all done in pink and red thread in a variety of shades. The border is crocheted in white…
Hand Embroidered Placemat with Flower Baskets and Pink Crocheted Border
A hand embroidered placemat made out of brown fabric. The placemat is embroidered with blue, pink, brown, green, and black thread to depict two flower baskets, one on each of the shorter sides of the rectangle. The border is crocheted, and features a…
Hand Embroidered Placemats with Crocheted Lace Border and Matching Napkin
A hand embroidered placemat with a matching napkin. The placemat measures approximately 18 inches x 9 inches, while the napkin measures 10 inches x 5 inches. Both pieces feature embroidered purple irises, and an orange embroidered rectangular outline…
Handkerchief with Blue Crocheted Edge
A linen handkerchief measuring approximately 13.5 inches square. The handkerchief is solid fabric, but has a crochet border done in blue thread. The crochet pattern is a simple lace scallop border. There is a small black smudge in the bottom left…
Handkerchief with Bobbin Lace Border
A solid linen handkerchief measuring approximately 11 inches square. There is a bobbin-lace border attached to the body of the handkerchief, featuring a scalloped floral design. There is some light discoloration on the border in several places.
Handkerchief with Green Crocheted Lace Edge
A linen handkerchief measuring an estimated 11.75 inches square. The handkerchief is solid fabric, but has a green crocheted border. The thread used to crochet the border has an ombre dye effect, with variegated shades of green throughout.
Handkerchief with Looped White Tatted Lace Border
A handkerchief measuring approximately 11 inches square. The handkerchief is solid fabric, with a white tatted lace border. The tatting pattern includes a repeated loop motif that creates a swirl effect.
Handkerchief with Red Crocheted Lace Edge
A linen handkerchief measuring an estimated 10.75 inches square. The handkerchief is solid fabric, but has a variegated red crochet border. The crochet border features a repeated triple picot stitch.
Handkerchief with White Crocheted Edge
A linen handkerchief measuring approximately 12.25 inches square. The handkerchief is solid fabric, but has a crochet border done in white thread. The crochet pattern is an open lace scalloped border.
Handkerchief with White Tatted Lace Border
A handkerchief measuring approximately 11.5 inches square. The handkerchief is solid fabric, with a white tatted lace border. The tatting pattern is very similar to the one used on item MCV.11.23.
Handkerchief with White Tatted Lace Edge
A handkerchief measuring approximately 12 inches square. The handkerchief is solid fabric, with a white tatted lace border. The border pattern is very similar to the one used on item MCV.11.024.
Hearth Cross Stitch
A simple cross stitch done in black thread on a white cloth. The cross stitch depicts a fireplace hearth with a cat and an empty chair, and reads “Whoso shall stand on this hearth-stone shall never stand alone”.
High Neck Brussels Lace Collar
A lace collar created using a Point Brussels (Point de Gaze) technique, consisting of open, twisted buttonhole stitches on very fine thread. The pattern is a floral motif, and the collar features a high neck that extends down into a deep V-neck.…
Historic Sewing Machine
A historic sewing machine. There is no makers mark or serial number to indicate the provenance of the item. The machine appears to be made of iron or a similar metal, and there is a wooden handle on the crank.
Honiton Lace Collar
A lace collar created using the Honiton Lace technique of bobbin lace pieces sewn into a net ground. The collar features floral motifs of several different sizes, styles, and complexities.
House By the Road Cross Stitch
A colorful cross stitch done on a white fabric background. The image is of a front gate and a house with a red roof and a garden, including trees and a well. The text on the cross stitch reads “Let Me Live in the House by the Side of the Road and be…