Collectible Mary Card Designed Filet Crochet Beaded Jug Cover Kookaburra (Book No 4, 1917) Square Version in Ecru with wooden beads.
This is a very rare jug cover, featuring Australian wildlife (Kookaburra) in the square version of the design that was published in 1917.
In pristine condition, worked in ecru (latte coloured) cotton crochet thread. Wooden beads were used for weighing it down.
Measurements: 23 cm (9") SQ. MCD129
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Mary
Card (1861-1940) was an Australian educator and lace designer who took
crochet to another level. Starting a new career as an independent middle
aged woman, she shot to stardom status first in Melbourne, then moved
to London and later to New York where she worked for women's magazines
and continued to publish her own, very successful charts and books. Her
stunning unparalelled patterns were inspired by nature, especially by
the unique Australian flora and fauna. Her work has delighted and
enriched the lives of women across the world when the craft of
lacemaking was very popular and is still highly regarded today with
collectors and lovers of antique lace. She was a very prolific designer,
so much fun to be had if you should decide start collecting her work.
Mary's designs inlude numerous small doilies, placemats, clothing
accessories, as well as over 40 large items such as tablecloths, chair
covers, towel insets and bedspreads.
Some
designs commonly believed to be Mary Card's work cannot be
authenticated as various magazines did not credit or name their
designers in that era.