Pinwheel Doily with Rosettes on Scalloped Border

Identifier

2023.MCV.06.043

Title

Pinwheel Doily with Rosettes on Scalloped Border

Creator

Unknown

Date

Unknown

Description

Object Description: A crocheted doily measuring approximately 7 inches in diameter. The doily features both filet crochet and Irish crochet techniques. Similar to 2023.MCV.06.006, The doily features a spiral center with rosettes on the border, resembling Irish Crochet. The doily is similar to one entitled “Rose Whirl Doily #7272” originally published in 1940 by the Spool Cotton Company.  

Contributor

Maria C. Vallejo

Type

Doily

Rights Holder

George A. Leinonen

Material

Cotton

Measurements

7" Diameter

Technique

Crochet

A Note from the Contributor

Maria C. Vallejo: I live in a place near the Mojave Desert where the darkness and our starred sky comes to life every night, inspiring me to think that astronomers could have been the model for some to mesmerize and enjoy looking at and creating this.

Condition

Good

Citation

Unknown, “Pinwheel Doily with Rosettes on Scalloped Border,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 15, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/35199.

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