Used for placing food on or ornaments on furniture.A small square ornamental handmade doiley made of white cotton with a large lace patterned border and scalloped edging for use under cakes or ornaments placed on furniture.table linen, lace, cotton, cotton thread, table accessories, soft furnishings

A large white handmade open patterned crotched doiley used to protect furniture. It has a floral pattern and scalloped edge.doileys, household textiles, soft furnishings, table linen, tableware, table accessories

Seven white cotton Richelieu cutwork serviettes with the embroidery worked on the bottom left hand corner. They have a filet lace border.tableware, serviettes, table napkins, table linen

Square, white damask tablecloth, with leaf design and a spoke stiched edge.tableware, table linen, household textiles

White cotton table runner, with a white embroidered butterfly amongst white stems, flowers and leaves at each end. The runner has white, scalloped, embroidered and crocheted edges.household textiles, table linen

White, cotton table runner with a central strip flanked by cotton zig-zag strips, 2 cm cotton strips and then outer, scalloped, crocheted edges all around.table runner, table linen, household textiles

Belonged to Mrs. Ellen Cornell.Round cream tatted doily.doilies, table linen

Belonged to Mrs. Ellen Cornell.Sandwich tray doily. White linen with red, pink and green embroidery. doilies, table linen

Antique white oval, linen doily with 3 cm. crocheted border. The centre linen piece has 3 embroidered orange tulips, green leaves and a brown embroidered vase.doilies, table linen

Cream linen supper cloth square, with cutwork eyelets and surface stitching. (missing).. 8 matching square serviettes with cutwork (applique') pattern in one corner and scalloped edgestable linen, serviettes

Sandwich tray doily crocheted with white linen insert and crocheted ends edged in pink.doilies, table linen

A pair of sandwich tray doilies - white linen with crocheted clubs and spades and triangle on ends.doilies, table linen

Sandwich tray doily - white linen with heavy crochet grape and leaf on ends.doilies, table linen

Sandwich tray doily -white linen insert with tatted edging.doilies, table linen

Doily - cream linen with a crocheted edge. Embroidery on each side with yellow and orange flowers and green leaves.doilies, table linen

A round cream linen doily with khaki coloured floral embroidery, open cut pattern and a scalloped edge.doilies, table linen, furniture accessories, soft furnishings

Doily - round white crocheted doily with medallion edge.doilies, table linen

Hand embroidered, white linen carver cloth featuring flowers at each end and a crossed knife and fork at centre top. It has a scallopped, embroidered edge.table linen

White, circular, linen doily, embroidered around the doily with leaves and flowers and the word "Scones". It has an embroidered and crocheted scalloped edging.Sconesdoilies, table linen

White, rectangular tray cloth with 1 inch stitched border and blue, japanese style, embroidered scenes at both ends.table linen, tray cloths

Circular, white cotton, crocheted doily, with scalloped edges.Nonedoilies, table linen

Royal blue, square, satin tablecloth/shawl with 27 cm. crocheted and fringed border. It is heavily embroidered with multiple flowers and leaves in many different colours.household textiles, table linen, tablecloths, shawls

White linen, rectangular tray cloth with crocheted, scallopped edge and 4 embroidered flower patterns, one on each sidehousehold textiles, table linen., tray cloths

Circular, brown suede doily with hand painted scallopped edging and leaves and gumnuts. The word "D'Oyleys" is hand written in brown ink across the centre of the doily."D'Oyleys"doilies, table linen

A square, souvenir tablecloth from the Channel Islands. On an azure background, all the islands are printed and named on the tablecloth, as well as the names of the towns, villages and the bays of both Jersey and Guernsey. There are four rectangular pictures, surrounded by a white border, representing significant places and buildings, as well as others, without borders, depicting old and modern ships, a compass, a coat of arms and the distinctive Jersey and Guernsey cow.There is a red and white border, almost at the edge of the azure background and in each corner is printed a white anchor and rope. There is also a 3 cm. plain white outer border around the tablecloth.Names of places, beaches and bays on the Channel islands. Pictorial representations of significant places and buildings and a white anchor and rope in each of the four corners. "Exclusive to Creaseys of Guernsey" is printed at the bottom left hand corner of the tablecloth.table ware., household textiles., table linen.

Square table cover with heavy cotton, plain orange centre piece with a 12 cm. wide border in rust-coloured velvet with braid and tassels. Also included are 2 extra pieces of velvet border.table linen., tableware

Table runners were used to protect furniture such as tables or sideboards from objects placed on the furniture to stop scratching occurring.A long white cotton embroidered table runner with a floral pattern.table runners, runners, household textiles, table linen

Doilies are small ornamental mats, as of cotton, embroidery, lace, paper or plastic, often placed under cakes, sandwiches etc, on a plate. They were also used as a protection for ornaments placed on furniture to protect it from scratches.Large white cotton oval shaped doiley, with stitched edging. Applique flower cut outs.It has embroidered leaves.doileys, furniture accessories, table linen, soft furnishings

Tablecloths were used as they are today for protecting and keeping a table clean and from being scratched, through use of tableware and sopping up spills. Later ones were a display of elegance to match the ornate furniture, especially white ones as they indicated the household could employ staff to keep them white.A white rectangular lace tablecloth, with floral and rectangular lace or crotchet style overall pattern.tablecloths, household textiles, table linen, cloths