Doilies made for the Orphanage for Girls at Halfway Tree, Jamaica.
Published / Created:
Halfway Tree, Jamaica : Sold for the benefit of the Orphanage for Girls, [circa 1880?]
Physical Description:
12 doilies in 1 album : plant material ; each doily 16 cm diameter, in album 18 cm x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
"The doyleys are made of the bark of the Lagetta-Lintearia tree, growing in Jamaica. The borders are cut out of the Spatha, the sheath of the fruit of the Mountain-Cabbage palm. The ferns are collected from different parts of Jamaica."--Printed paper label affixed to the first leaf.
Subject Terms:
Orphanage for Girls (Kingston, Jamaica) | Doilies -- Specimens. | Ferns -- Specimens. | Bark -- Specimens. | Plants in art. | Handicraft industries -- Jamaica. | Pressed flower pictures. | Women in natural history.