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Tablecloth

Object Name:
Tablecloth
Object ID:
2002.626.14
Date:
1800-1850
Description:
Tablecloth. White handwoven linen; circle and block pattered design; center seam; initials"AH" Written in same corner " MJ Coe"; Cotton knotted fringe on all sides; Tablecloth of white linen, woven in a Bronson weave block pattern of circles and squares. The tablecloth is constructed of two panels of fabric and seamed up the center; a selvedge width cannot be determined, as all four sides are hemmed. The cloth is woven of Z-twist linen singles. A netted fringe of white cotton trims all four sides. Marked in brown silk cross stitches in one corner: "M / H"; also inscribed in ink in same vicinity, "M J Coe."
Material:
Textile
Linen
Cotton
Dimensions:
W-55.25 L-58.5 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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