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Table mat

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

ca. 1851

GUSN

GUSN-32267

Description

Square. Satin-stitch Berlinwork. Concentric diamonds motifs; shades of green and red. Deep pile border of green stripes; circles in shades of red and grey. Brown glazed linen back over cardboard.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mats (furniture coverings)
table linens
Berlin woolwork
cardboard
glazing (coating)
linen (material)
wool (textile)
tin (metal)
geometric patterns
Wool
Linen
Cardboard
Berlinwork
Tin Glazed
Geometric
MAT, TABLE

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

13 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss M. P. Lord

Accession Number

1928.755

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