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Bureau Scarf

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1880 C-1885 c

GUSN

GUSN-53723

Description

Ivory linen rectangle embroidered in red cotton with outdoor scene of boys and girls playing. Self fringe all around.

Details

Descriptive Terms

scarves (furniture coverings)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
linen (material)
Scarf, Furniture
Scarf, Bureau
Scarf, Bureau

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

31 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ella Newton Rhoades

Accession Number

1944.225

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