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Title |
Holbrook-Palmer Placemat, c. 1926-1958 |
Object Name |
Placemat |
Description |
Holbrook-Palmer Placemat, c. 1926-1958. Holbrook-Palmer Collection. Rectangular beige-colored linen placemat with cream-colored hemstitch edge. Cream-colored satin stitched "P" in diamond shape. |
Date |
c. 1926-1958 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Seamstress |
Medium |
Textile |
Catalog Number |
2010.092.033 |
Dimensions |
H-14.125 W-10.625 inches |
Collection |
3D - Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
"P" (Embroidered in center along edge) |
Provenance |
Olive Holbrook Palmer collection of items kept in locked cupboard at Holbrook-Palmer Park after being removed from carriage that is now part of SMCHA's collection. |
Notes |
[http://www.athertondames.org/holbrook-palmer-park-history/] "In 1926, Olive Holbrook Palmer inherited the property, then named Elmwood, and continued to use the residence as a summer home with her husband, Silas Palmer. Upon her death in 1958, Olive Holbrook-Palmer willed the property to the town of Atherton to be used as a recreational park. Her husband had life tenancy and upon his death, it reverted to the Town of Atherton. The Holbrook-Palmer Park Foundation, a non-profit organization, was then established in 1968, to receive donations for developing the 22 acres into a viable and usable park." |
Search Terms |
Atherton Embroidery Estates Holbrook, Charles Holbrook-Palmer Holbrook-Palmer, Olive Household Linens Linen Linens Table Ware Tableware Textiles |
Subjects |
Embroidery Table settings & decorations Tableware Textiles |
People |
Holbrook, Charles Holbrook-Palmer, Olive |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Atherton Heritage Association |