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Tablecloth

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-17720

Description

Red wool embroidered tablecloth, gold silk embroidery around all edges. Leaf and ribbon design. Unfinished edges.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablecloths
table linens
embroidering
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
wool (textile)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
ribbon (material)
Wool
Embroidered
Leaf
Ribbon
TABLECLOTH

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

58 x 58 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1876

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