Tablecloth
- Object Name:
- Tablecloth
- Object ID:
- 1975.019.06
- Place of Origin:
- Rochester, NH
- Date:
- 1825-1839
- Description:
- Tablecloth. Made of white linen, woven with a block pattern of squares produced by reverse twills. The fabric is all one width, and it appears to have been cut down, as the border pattern appears only on three sides. Three sides are hemmed; one is selvedge. This tablecloth could not have been produced by a home weaver, as the fabric is too wide, so the history needs to be reevaluated.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-50.25 L-61.75 inches
- Provenance:
- According to an attached note this tablecloth was made by Elizabeth (Whitehouse) Meader (1765-1839). It was probably owned by
Elizabeth Meader, who was the great-great grandmother of the Eleanor L. Joslyn (1910-1994), the donor. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Eleanor L. Joslyn
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