Crochet apple potholders by Maria Antonia Ludovici Martinez, San Francisco, California, USA
Identifier
2021.005
Title
Crochet apple potholders by Maria Antonia Ludovici Martinez, San Francisco, California, USA
Creator
Martinez, Maria Antonia Ludovici
Date
ca. 1915-1979
Format
13 x 12 cm (one without green stem onto apple), 13.5 x 13.5 cm (one with green stem on apple)
Description
Potholders made by my grandmother Maria Antonia Ludovici Martinez (1905-1991). Source of design unknown, crocheted of thick thread that feels like cotton, with tight twist, with the thread used for the rings being thinner with a sheen; the rings have a stiff support under them, white, probably a hard plastic. My grandmother used these, and I inherited them after her death--her dishes were the Franciscan Apple pattern, and she had a lot of reds and whites in her kitchen. The apples (with their stems and leaves) are crocheted separately and appliqued/stitched onto the two-layers of white backgrounds,the red edging crocheting the two layers of the white backgrounds together.
Provenance
Contributed by Heather Hernandez.
Collection
Citation
HeatherH, “Crochet apple potholders by Maria Antonia Ludovici Martinez, San Francisco, California, USA,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed September 26, 2023, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28618.
Added by HeatherH
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