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Tidy

Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-32945

Description

Tan linen loose weave ground. Blank upper half. Bottom embroidered with three graduated rows of floral sprays in white, mauve, green and brown wool. Floral meander under third row. Green striped border. Bound hems. Sparse knotted fringe at top and bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tidies
embroidering
linen (material)
stitching
machine-made
textiles
wool (textile)
floral patterns
Linen
Wool
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
Floral
Unidentified Textile
ANTIMACASSER

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

16 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary Belle Willson

Accession Number

1929.1572

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