Historical information
Made by Barbara Ballantyne for her personal collection
Significance
Designer & creator both known, and both Australian.
Physical description
Circle of off-white linen with long narrow strip crocheted lace joined to make a circular wreath on the bias with a few rows of crochet around the inner border. The seven points each have a curved, horizontal bar joined to the vertical bar, with a rarely-seen lacet filling.
Subjects
References
- Mary Card: Australian Crochet Lace Designer - Barbara Ballantyne ISBN/ISSN: ISBN 0-9580235-0-6 Plain and edged versions of the Seven-point doily are shown on p. 56
