Throw, Table
- Object Name:
- Throw, Table
- Object ID:
- 1998.029.03
- Place of Origin:
- Germany
- Date:
- circa 1910
- Description:
- Round table cover of coarse ecru plain-woven cotton, embroidered with colored linen (?) threads with a central design of a bowl-on-stand filled with fruit. In a circle around the vessel and fruit is a motto in German: "Ein froh Gesicht / Segnet das Gericht / Murren bei Tisch / Verdirbt Brot und Fisch." The outer edge is embroidered with small groups of fruit, including strawberries, pears, plums, and apples. The edge is trimmed with coarse linen bobbin lace. The embroidery is worked in outline stitch; the stamped pattern is visible beneath the stitches. The embroidery is rather crudely done.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Linen - Dimensions:
- Dia-32 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Evelyn Putnam
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