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Table mat

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1880-1910

GUSN

GUSN-24287

Description

Brown linen table mat w/ embroidered floral decoration in green, purple and pink and fringe at both ends. Matching embroidery at both ends: a central wreath of flowers and leaves flanked by diamond-shaped lattice-work.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mats (furniture coverings)
table linens
embroidering
linen (material)
wreaths (costume accessories)
Linen
Embroidered
Wreath
MAT, TABLE

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Embroiderer)

Location of Origin

Wiscasset, ME, USA

Dimensions

16 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.5166

Places

Maine (United States)

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