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Tablecloth

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-19285

Description

Red tablecloth w/ fringe on all sides. Brocade weave design; geometric pattern on border, grapevine and leaf border, smaller geometric border, surrounding 2 central medallions w/ grape vines around central flower (daisy?).

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablecloths
table linens
cotton (textile)
weaving
vine scrolls
Cotton
Woven
Vine
TABLECLOTH

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

93 x 65.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1045

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