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Cloth fragment

Date

ca. 1903

GUSN

GUSN-51837

Description

Folded piece of off-white fine Irish linen floral and striped damask; original stick-on labels.

Details

Descriptive Terms

textiles
fragments
cloth
damask
linen (material)
weaving
machine-made
textiles
floral patterns
Linen
Damask
Floral
Woven
Unidentified Textile
CLOTH FRAGMENT

Inscription

On printed stick-on labels: Top Label: Trade Mark/No UP [written]/ 22""x22""/P13[written]/Made in Ireland Center label: Registered Trade Mark/Unus ET Idem/GOLD MEDAL/London 1900/London 1862/Chicago 1893/Paris 1900/Dublin 1865/Dublin 1897/ BRAND/Grand Prize/Louisiana Purchase Exposition/Gold Medals/Louisiana Purchase Exposition Bottom label: Guaranteed/Pure Irish Linen

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Ireland

Dimensions

7.5 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Edwin Buckingham Sears

Accession Number

1987.605

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