Dating and Identifying tablecloth

I bought this table cloth at an estate sale this weekend.
It measures 8 to 10 feet long..

I'm trying to identify the pattern, when it was made and what it's made of (can you tell tablecloths aren't my forte lol)


Could anyone please help?

 

Is it my imagination or is the picture of the whole not of the same item as the details?

 

It's only half the tablecloth photographed but the detail photos are of the same tablecloth

 

You must have had to take the picture from some distance away to get that much of it in the frame, then.

The only thing I am fairly confident of is that this was machine made. The bound off edge was definitely machine done.

I have a set of placemats made in the same weaving style. They were a gift from a sister and, if I recall correctly, were made in France. Received maybe 15 - 20 years ago? They don't have content labels, but the feel to the fingers is starched cotton thread - they have a stiff sort of feel.. I know I have seen this sort of thing done in synthetic material too, but don't want to try to guess which material in yours.

 

Yeah, machine stitch definitely.
It's softer, not stiff.

It came from an estate the lady has not lived in for about 10 years and probably hadn't entertained in 5 to 10 years before that.

 

If I am remembering correctly, it's known as Quaker lace. These were made of cotton, and later, synthetics.

One can feel the difference; the cotton is softer, and drapes differently. (Check in your nearest Walmart for the synthetics)

FYI. Makes a pretty bedspread too.

 

I actually thought it looked alright draped across a dark wall, if it was appropriately stretched

 

Hi Silver,
Remind people that use it for a bedspread NOT to have pets. My ex wife put a gorgeous Italian lace tablecloth on a spare bedroom bed. We had a boxer puppy.
Needless to say after a week we found the puppy had rolled around on it and ripped the lace to shreds.
greg

 

Ah! Thats heartbreaking Greg!

 

Ive searched for hours for a pattern that looks like this one. Ive found a few similar, but nothing like this one.
Someone doesnt happen to have a like to a database for Quaker Lace do they?