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Rectangular form comprised of pieced sections of printed cotton which is patterned with floral medallions of navy, red and tan; the medallions are enclosed by flowerhead and vine quatrefoil devices with similar palette on a taupe ground; hems are machine sewn.
table linens
cotton (textile)
machine sewing (technique)
piecing
printing (process)
Linen, Table
Tablecloth
Tablecloth
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
32 x 74 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1435
1840-1880 (Possibly)
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