Embroidered linen dresser scarf with filet crochet edging

2020.017

Embroidered linen dresser scarf with filet crochet edging

Cleland, Alice E

1890

Linen part is 41" x 15" with eyelet stitch. Filet crochet 5.25" at shortest point, 9" at longest part. The linen is worn through in several spots. The embroidery features a basket of softly colored flowers and a bright gold and black butterfly.

Large dresser scarf made of linen, embroidered with flower basket and butterflies and edged with elaborate filet crochet. Made by Alice E Cleland (1864-1938) in Middletown, Dauphin Co. PA, USA about 1890. I inherited this family piece, made by my great grandmother.

Yvonne J Milspaw