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Table Cloth

ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Linen damask table cloth. With a fully rigged three-masted ship at the left, high as half the cloth. In the distance are two other smaller sailing vessels. A paddle steamer is on the right with a tall chimney giving out smoke and two masts for auxiliary sails. People are seated on deck. Indecipherable letters or figures are embroidered in red in one corner.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered linen damask
Brief description
Linen damask table cloth, made in England, ca. 1840.
Physical description
Linen damask table cloth. With a fully rigged three-masted ship at the left, high as half the cloth. In the distance are two other smaller sailing vessels. A paddle steamer is on the right with a tall chimney giving out smoke and two masts for auxiliary sails. People are seated on deck. Indecipherable letters or figures are embroidered in red in one corner.
Dimensions
  • Length: 66in
  • Width: 59in
Credit line
Given by Mrs Joan Kendall
Object history
Registered File number 1990/1282.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.400-1990

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2004
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