Table Cloth
ca. 1840 (made)
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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.
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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. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs Joan Kendall |
Object history | Registered File number 1990/1282. |
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Accession number | T.400-1990 |
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Record created | February 10, 2004 |
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