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1820-1860
GUSN-48739
Roughly square linen napkin. Blue with double white line windowpane check; 1-1/2 white band border. Hemmed ends; selvage sides.
napkins (culinary textile)
table linens
cross-stitching
linen (material)
weaving
machine-made
textiles
checker pattern
Linen
Woven
Cross-stitched
Woven Check
Windowpane
Unidentified Textile
NAPKIN
Cross-stitched at corner: SB [according to log: S + B] [possibly Susana Bennett (Wood) Cornish, daughter of David and Olive Cobb Wood]
Unknown
28 (W) (inches)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Wood
1972.134
Massachusetts (United States)
Title Napkin Accession Number 1972.131
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