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Cotton cloth

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Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-24459

Description

One of two square pieces of woven cotton cloth depicting a standing man flanked by seated women and 2 sheep, all gathered in a pastoral setting. Dressed in 18th c. costume.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cotton (textile)
fragments
cloth
cotton (textile)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
men (male humans)
pastoral
sheep (genus)
women (female humans)
Cotton
Man
Women
Sheep
Pastoral
CLOTH FRAGMENT

Inscription

Printed (stamped) on back: ""MADE IN FRANCE""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6.5 x 6.375 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.5297.1

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