Tablecloth
- Object Name:
- Tablecloth
- Object ID:
- 1967.037.03
- Date:
- 1840-1880
- Description:
- Tablecloth. Red wool baize, printed with large overall floral design in Renaissance style, with scrolling acanthus foliage in black. Design is embossed to create visual texture. Edges are simply finished with pinking. (This is the type of tablecloth frequently seen in studio daguerreotype and ambrotype portraits.)
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-69 L-68.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From donor's family home in Port Clyde, Nova Scotia (Swain family).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Hazel H. Durfee
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