Accession No
2006.647
Description
White mat with lace trimming.
Place
Europe; Eastern Europe; Slovakia; Central Slovak Region; Staré Hory
Period
Source
Makovicky, Nicolette [field collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2006.647
Cultural Affliation
Slovak
Material
Cotton; Cloth
Local Term
Measurements
350mm x 5mm x 740mm
Events
Context (Production / use)
Made in 2004. ·pania Dolina and Staré Hory: Lace has been produced in these villages, which originally grew up around copper mines, since the 17th century. It is still produced, mostly by elderly inhabitants, for the state folk art organisation, the ÚL’UV (Centre for Folk Art Production), for tourists and private customers who come directly to the producers to order specific products (tablecloths, coverings, Christmas decorations, collars, etc.)
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Probably collected between May and August 2004.
Event Date 5/2004
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
White doily with serpentine motif. Cotton threads for crocheting.
Event Date 14/6/2006
Author: maa
Conservation (Repack)
CON.2015.1384 | Repack
Event Date 7/5/2015
Author: cao37
Description (Physical description)
Plain woven rectangular cotton panel / doily with lace surround and deep lace sections at shorter ends. No other decoration.
Event Date 7/12/2016
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
White mat with lace trimming.
Event Date 18/5/2023
Author: Esther Laver
FM:265729
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