Tablecloth
- Object Name:
- Tablecloth
- Object ID:
- 1939.021.05
- Place of Origin:
- Attleboro, MA
- Date:
- 1750-1790
- Description:
- Tablecloth. Owned by Patience (Daggett) Robinson (1704-1793), Attleboro, MA; 1750-1790. Hand-woven linen, off-white color. Constructed of two widths of goose-eye twill weave (many weaving errors--weaver must have been frequently distracted); seamed up the center. The selvedge width is about 22 inches. Top and bottom edges are hemmed by hand and trimmed with a knotted linen fringe.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-43.5 L-56.25 inches
- Provenance:
- One of a pair of tablecloths given to Patience (Daggett) Robinson (1705-1793), wife of Noah Robinson (1702-1788), which was in the family of her husband previous to her receiving it. The donor, Avis W. Robinson, was the great-great-great-great grand-daughter of Patience (Daggett) Robinson.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Avis W. Robinson
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