Table Cloth
ca. 1845-1870 (made)
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Table cloth of linen damask. With a nine inch border of stylised acanthus with an outer decorative guard stripe edge. Within that is another deep acanthus scroll incorporating the figures of gods - Neptune in a chariot at each corner, Juno with a peacock and, possibly, Jove's eagle, repeated twice on each long side. Mars is in the centre of each short side. In the centre of the cloth is a large figure of Diana with bow and quiver in a chariot drawn by two stags over Japanese-style clouds, the whole about two by two and a half feet. The rest of the centre of the cloth is scattered with eight-pointed stars in varying sizes. Satin of 5. In one corner is embroidered, in red cross-stitch, the number '4' followed by 'G.E.F.'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen damask |
| Brief description | Table cloth of linen damask, Great Britain, ca. 1845-1870. |
| Physical description | Table cloth of linen damask. With a nine inch border of stylised acanthus with an outer decorative guard stripe edge. Within that is another deep acanthus scroll incorporating the figures of gods - Neptune in a chariot at each corner, Juno with a peacock and, possibly, Jove's eagle, repeated twice on each long side. Mars is in the centre of each short side. In the centre of the cloth is a large figure of Diana with bow and quiver in a chariot drawn by two stags over Japanese-style clouds, the whole about two by two and a half feet. The rest of the centre of the cloth is scattered with eight-pointed stars in varying sizes. Satin of 5. In one corner is embroidered, in red cross-stitch, the number '4' followed by 'G.E.F.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '4' followed by 'G.E.F.' (Embroidered in one corner in red) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Joan Harding |
| Object history | Registered File number 1987/799. |
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| Accession number | T.37-1987 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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