1860-1895
GUSN-8928
Square; dark brown center; gold and blue woven oriental floral motifs along sides reaching toward center. Border of undulating dotted line with oriental-like crowns and floral 1/2 sprays. Slashed and diamond edging.
tablecloths
table linens
weaving
machine-made
wool (textile)
floral patterns
Orientalism
Wool
Woven
Floral
Orientalism
TABLECLOTH
Ink on cotton tag at back corners: Lafayette/played whist/on this cloth [and] Cloth/on which/Lafayette/played whist
1933.795 X
Unknown
58 (W) (inches)
Miss Helen Kimball
1933.795
1860-1895 (Possibly)
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