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Embroidered table runner w/ cotton yarn embroidery on border and center. Butterflies at corners. Red and black outer border w/ pink and green inner detail. Straw center and fringe. Burgundy cotton backside.
scarves (furniture coverings)
runners (furniture coverings)
table linens
cotton (textile)
embroidering
straw (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
butterflies
Cotton
Straw
Embroidered
Butterfly
SCARF, TABLE
Embroidered in center: ""M.G.T.""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Possibly Tucker, Mary Geraldine, 1841-1922 (Maker)
Wiscasset, ME, USA
22.25 x 37.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1846
Maine (United States)
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