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Chair Mat

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1930-1950

GUSN

GUSN-180645

Description

Round chair mat hand-made from multi-colored silk fabric scraps (neckties), braided in circular pattern.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cushions
silk (textile)
Cushion

Maker

Brown, Lucinda Wright Crosby, b. 1880 (Maker)

Dimensions

12 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Jane C. Nylander

Accession Number

2006.36

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