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Table mat

Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-36839

Description

Taupe wool felt ground. Berlinwork center medallion and lunettes. Floral motifs in purple, blue, red and green. Trimmed all around with taupe silk fringe. Unbacked.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mats (furniture coverings)
table linens
Berlin woolwork
felt (textile)
silk (textile)
textiles
wool (textile)
floral patterns
Wool
Silk
Felt
Berlinwork
Floral
Medallion
Unidentified Textile
MAT, TABLE

Inscription

Blue ink on white paper glued to back: Done by/Lucy Smith of/Ipswich/For Soc.P./Antiquities

Maker

Smith, Lucy (Maker)

Location of Origin

Ipswich, MA, USA; Ipswich, MA, USA, Essex County

Dimensions

18.5 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Miss Caroline M. Smith

Accession Number

1934.1160

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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