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Table Napkin

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1745-1755

GUSN

GUSN-171953

Description

White linen damask towel wtih figure of Pallas (Athena) with flags and other military motifs. Cotton table handstitched to top hem.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

"F / T S"
"Damask towel wtih / figure of Pallas, / imported about / 1750. / Loaned by Mrs. Appleton."

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

41 1/4 x 31 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1998.5818

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