- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0751
- Description
- A square wool tablecloth elaborately embroidered with a paisley pattern predominant. The embroidery is machine done and forms a border along the edges about 25.5 cm wide, embroidery colours are blue, white, gold, green and purple. A fringe is sewn on to two sides (approx 6 cm.). The cloth shows si…
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- Title
- Tablecloth
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 173.5 x 173.5 cm
- Description
- A square wool tablecloth elaborately embroidered with a paisley pattern predominant. The embroidery is machine done and forms a border along the edges about 25.5 cm wide, embroidery colours are blue, white, gold, green and purple. A fringe is sewn on to two sides (approx 6 cm.). The cloth shows signs of wear, fraying on one corner, moth holes (?) of varying sizes throughout.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0751
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