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1810-1840
GUSN-48736
Nearly square; off-white ground. Blue and brown windowpane check with blue, outlined in brown borders. Hemmed ends; selvage sides.
napkins (culinary textile)
table linens
cross-stitching
hand weaving
linen (material)
textiles
checker pattern
Linen
Cross-stitched
Woven
Woven Check
Unidentified Textile
NAPKIN
Cross-stitched at corner: [figure of H and F joined]C [HFC] [Hannah Francis (Oliver) Cobb, 1767-1846]
Possibly Cobb, Hannah Francis, 1767-1846 (Maker)
20 (W) (inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Wood
1972.131
Massachusetts (United States)
Title Napkin Accession Number 1972.132
Title Napkin Accession Number 1972.134
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