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Tablecloth

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1820-1825

GUSN

GUSN-54885

Description

White twill weave linen throw; overall geometric woven pattern of small wheels and stars. Hemmed on all sides.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablecloths
table linens
cross-stitching
handmade
linen (material)
piecing
weaving
textiles
geometric patterns
Linen
Handmade
Twilled
Pieced
Cross-stitched
Geometric
Unidentified Textile
TABLECLOTH

Inscription

Cross-stitched at bottom center: C Philbrick No 12 [Clara Philbrick (1803-1886)]

Associated Building

Associated With Judge Joseph Philbrick's Farm,

Maker

Possibly Philbrick, Clara, 1803-1886 (Maker)

Dimensions

65 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of George O. Swasey and Clara Swasey Woodberry

Accession Number

1949.19C

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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