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Tablecloth

Collection Type

  • Textiles

GUSN

GUSN-8922

Description

Square; gold and silver cotton damask; rounded corners. Central Chinese pagoda scene in frame. Flower-filled baskets and cornucopias around frame. Large floral motifs in corners. Border of pagodas, birds, butterflies and flowers. Fringed top and bottom; selvage sides.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablecloths
table linens
cotton (textile)
damask
jacquard
weaving
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
butterflies
floral patterns
Orientalism
Cotton
Damask
Jacquard
Bird
Butterfly
Floral
Orientalism
Pagoda
TABLECLOTH

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

64 x 62.5 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1936.237

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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