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Table Cloth

1857 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Damask table cloth woven with purple silk on a linen ground with coats of arms and trophies commemorating battles in the Crimean War, with a border containing portraits of various figures involved with the war including Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Object details

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Brief description
Table cloth, 1857, Scottish; Dunfermline, D. Dewar & Sons. Silk and linen damask, commemorating the Crimean War
Physical description
Damask table cloth woven with purple silk on a linen ground with coats of arms and trophies commemorating battles in the Crimean War, with a border containing portraits of various figures involved with the war including Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Dimensions
  • Length: 277.5cm (Note: converted from department register)
  • Width: 158.1cm (Note: converted from department register)
Credit line
Given by W G Matheuron
Object history
Patent Office registration no. 111559 corresponds to this design, taken out 9th October 1857 by Messrs Hodge & Lowman, 156 Regent Street, London
Collection
Accession number
T.50-1952

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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