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Tablecloth

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1820-1840

GUSN

GUSN-54304

Description

Roughly square, brown, plain weave; seamed. Hemmed on three of four sides.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablecloths
table linens
cross-stitching
linen (material)
piecing
tabby (textile)
Linen
Pieced
Cross-stitched
Novelty Weave
TABLECLOTH

Inscription

Cross-stitched at corner: S x J x A [Susanna Jaquith Abbott]

Maker

Abbott, Susanna (Jaquith), 1797-1896 (Maker)

Location of Origin

Bedford, MA, USA

Dimensions

51 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Edgar J. Rollins

Accession Number

1946.292

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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