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Table Cover

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1840-1880

GUSN

GUSN-2944

Description

Rectangular form comprised of variously patterned and solid patches of cotton and wool arranged in a log cabin pattern; the predominate shades are black, red, blue, gray, and orange. The quilt is bound in green wool tape and backed in taupe and white leafy bone and striped pattern.

Details

Descriptive Terms

quilts
doll-playing accessories
table linens
cotton (textile)
patchwork
wool (textile)
Linen, Table
Tablecloth
Tablecloth

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

34 x 20 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1434

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