fbpx

Napkin

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1734

GUSN

GUSN-171952

Description

White linen damask towel with floral pattern

Details

Descriptive Terms

napkins (culinary textile)
table linens
linen (material)
Napkin

Inscription

"F / TS"
"1734 / Table napkin, part of / wedding linen of Sarah / Hubbard whe she married / Thomas Fayerweather. / napkin is marked FTS"

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Europe

Dimensions

41 x 31 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Louis Cutter, Henry S. G. Cutter and Helen Maclennan

Accession Number

1998.5817

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].