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This item is a traditional hand-embroidered napperon (doily or small table runner) featuring detailed red cross-stitch embroidery and an intricate, handmade crochet lace border.
Textile Overview
• Embroidery Technique: Features symmetric geometric lozenge and star motifs executed in counted cross-stitch (often referred to as folk art or redwork embroidery).
• Lace Border: Surrounded by an interconnected geometric openwork white insert and finished with a wide, pointed red lace trim worked in a crochet or tatting technique.
• Cultural Style: This design is highly characteristic of continental European textile traditions, common to French farmhouse accents ("naperon d'art"), Hungarian folk linens, and Slavic/Ukrainian home textiles ("servetka"). Preowned excellent condition! There are no tears or marks. Please see photos.
