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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Crocheted Antimacassar
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Crocheted Antimacassar

Object numberMO 1941.10.55
Name Antimacassar
Maker
Dateca. 1941
MediumTextile (cotton)
Dimensionsoverall H 12 in x W 25 1/2 in (30.5 cm x 64.8 cm )
DescriptionA white crocheted antimacassar intended to cover the back of upholstered furniture. The design depicts a large eagle, wings partially outstretched, fronted by a patriotic shield and clutching an olive branch and arrows in its talons.
Label TextThis needlework antimacassar was sent to Franklin Roosevelt by the maker, Rose Diamond of Chicago, Illinois.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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