A rectangular shaped beige cloth in novelty weave with fringe at the long ends. It is embroidered at the center with polychrome wool and silk yarns, with a stylized floral spray with a bird overhead and a butterfly to the right in a chain stitch and French knots. The predominant colors are red, green, pink, yellow and butternut.
table carpets
table linens
cotton (textile)
embroidering
silk (textile)
wool (textile)
weaving
figure- and animal-derived motifs
flora (plants)
fauna
Cotton
Silk
Wool
Woven
Embroidered
Flora and Fauna
THROW, TABLE
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
56 x 47 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.1178
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