Tablecloth
- Object Name:
- Tablecloth
- Object ID:
- 1975.019.07
- Creator:
- Meader, Eleanor (1796-1893)
- Place of Origin:
- Rochester, NH
- Date:
- 1810-1820
- Description:
- Tablecloth. Made by Eleanor Meader (1796-1893), Rochester, NH; 1810-1820. White handwoven linen, in a huckaback weave pattern (a honeycomb-like design of "O's" produced by thread floats). Seamed to one side; one panel is a selvedge width of 24", the other is a 12" hemmed width; three sides are hemmed. All sides are edged with a netted cotton fringe. Marked with cross-stitched initials in tan silk thread, "E M" near one edge.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Silk
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-41.25 L-47 inches
- Provenance:
- Made and used by Eleanor (Meader) Page (1796-1893) of Rochester, NH. Eleanor Meader Page was the great-grandmother of Eleanor L. Joslyn (1910-1994).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Eleanor L. Joslyn
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