Doily
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| Nom de l'objet : | Doily |
| Matériaux : | linen, rayon |
| Numéro d'accession : | BE2008.3.7 |
| Date de début de production : | 1890 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1900 |
| Description : | A fine, embroidered round table mat or doily. Fabric is made of a fine linen, off white in colour. The embroidery is very well done with a multi-strand floss and done in a Christmas theme design. The edges of the doily is soft ecru with holly leaves and stems in gold and green and holly berries that are bright red. The edge is made of twenty seven five scallop points. The different weights of the floss and uneven motif placement suggest the edge is commercially prepared and the holly motifs were added afterwards. |
| Fonctions : | This doily was made for the dining table by Naomi Harris. Naomi Harris (1883-1968) was born in 1883, to Arthur and Mary Harris (n‚e Magrath), of Benares. Naomi and her older sister Annie were raised in an atmosphere of upper middle class comfort. They were educated at home by governesses, and then were sent to Miss Dupont's School for Ladies in Toronto, where they stayed with their aunts throughout the week. As Annie and Naomi grew up, Benares was a frequent area for lawn tennis matches, weekend parties, and croquet games on the lawn. Naomi never married and lived at Benares her whole life. She helped to take care of her mother, and continued to live alone in the house for 14 years after Mary's death in 1954. Naomi was the mark of affection for many suitors. It was thought that Naomi was engaged, sometime between 1908 and 1912, to the family's physician, Dr. Arthur Sutton. He was the first doctor to open an office in Port Credit. Naomi broke off the engagement, but the parting must have been amicable because Sutton continued on as the family's doctor, and later renewed a friendship with her after his wife's death. Naomi was a life long member of St Peter's Anglican Church in Erindale, where she was an integral part of the church's many activities. Archdeacon Banks, the former rector of St. Peter's, spoke of Miss Harris' deep attachment to St. Peter's, her love of people, her unfailing interest in the children of the Sunday School and her work with the women's auxiliary during her funeral service in May, 1968. Naomi willed Benares to her two nieces and nephew who donated the estate and most of its contents to The Ontario Heritage Foundation. Ownership was later transferred to the City of Mississauga who have operated Benares as a museum since 1995. |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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