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Table Mat
Table mat, linen, square, with flour floral motifs in an 'inner square', scalloping on the four edges.
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Table mat, linen, square, with flour floral motifs in an ‘inner square’, scalloping on the four edges, used for religious ceremonies.
This is one of a number of items in a collection of needlework in cotton and linen by Annie O’Dwyer (nee Killeen, of Moleskey) who lived between 1888-1979, of Annagh House, Miltown Malbay.
It was donated to the collection by her daughter Mary Coughlan (nee O’Dwyer) and family, Lahinch, with the assistance of her daughter Ann Coughlan.
This piece, a table mat, was designed and created by Annie and was used in Annagh House to prepare a table for religious ceremonies (e.g. last rights, or communions). Prior to the arrival of the priest, the cloth would be adorned with an ornate wooden crucifix and holy-water font.
Collection: Mary Coughlan
Category: Textile crafts