Napkin
1795 (dated)
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| Place of origin |
Napkin of linen damask, coarsely woven, and with a plain outer border. A broad inner border has a simple bird eye pattern and a floral central field on which are birds and at each end ‘St.St.1795’. Diaper border.
There are two point repeats in the width. The cloth is loosely woven in damask based on a satin of 8. The decoupure is 6 and thus the curved lines are hardly curved but stepped. Without the woven date the style suggests an earlier period.
There are two point repeats in the width. The cloth is loosely woven in damask based on a satin of 8. The decoupure is 6 and thus the curved lines are hardly curved but stepped. Without the woven date the style suggests an earlier period.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Linen damask |
| Brief description | Napkin of linen damask, probably made in Germany, dated 1795 |
| Physical description | Napkin of linen damask, coarsely woven, and with a plain outer border. A broad inner border has a simple bird eye pattern and a floral central field on which are birds and at each end ‘St.St.1795’. Diaper border. There are two point repeats in the width. The cloth is loosely woven in damask based on a satin of 8. The decoupure is 6 and thus the curved lines are hardly curved but stepped. Without the woven date the style suggests an earlier period. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ‘St.St.1795’ (At each end) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs H.R. Brace |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.216-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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