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Table Mat

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1820-1840

GUSN

GUSN-11168

Description

A nearly square form, the beige ground is printed with a floral pattern of carnations, "feathery" tulips and other flowering sprigs in shades of: brown, pink, and red. Three sides are hand-hemmed, one side is a salvage edge.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mats (furniture coverings)
table linens
cotton (textile)
printing (process)
floral patterns
Cotton
Transfer Printed
Floral
MAT, TABLE

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

16.25 x 15 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1992.424

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