Historic New England

Table cover

Grey cotton ground with all over embroidery imitating flame-stitch in shades of red, blue and green. Edged all around with multicolor fringed band.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 8884

Accession Number: 1937.629

Olive silk satin ground (brown cotton weft). Silk, wool, cotton embroidered border of flowers in red and purple; leaves in shades of green. Edged all around with wide band of brown velvet. Backing of olive green napped cotton.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, satin, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8885

Accession Number: 1935.546

Table cover

Roughly square; yellow wool gauze; scalloped edges. Black velvet flocked border of floral motifs with large spray in corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: flocking, gauze, velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8886

Accession Number: 1933.2145

Table cover

White cotton filet lace; diamond-shape forming squares, crosses and larger diamonds. Square body with deeply pointed edges. Narrow border of chenille all around; chenille tassels on points.

Date: 1790-1853

Maker: Thompson, Abiah Haskell, 1779-1853 (Maker)

Material: chenille (yarn), cotton (textile), embroidering, lace (needlework), net (textile)

GUSN: 8887

Accession Number: 1932.2493

Table Cover

Roughly square; white linen ground; appliqued border of four rows of 1/2" wide bands of olive wool tape with black top stitching. Mitred at corners.

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), linen (material), hand sewing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8888

Accession Number: 1932.437

Table cover

White cotton ground printed with open lattice in brown. Squares of lattice printed with circles. Stripes of lattice printed with squiggles with floral sprigs also in vertical stripes. Floral serpentine border.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 8889

Accession Number: 1926.744

Table cloth

Square, off white panel woven in geometric diamond pattern; narrow zig-zag borders. Tied cotton fringe along selvage sides; self fringe on ends. Bronson weave.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: Aldrich, Diana Gaskill (Weaver) Slater, Samuel (Recipient)

Material: weaving, cotton (textile), fringe, hand weaving

GUSN: 8903

Accession Number: 1965.113

Tablecloth

Rectangular; white and gold; three leafy medallions in round Greek Key frames; large leafy oval frame. Inner border of leafy vine; large bunches of leaves in corners. Greek Key middle border; small checkerboard outer border. Self fringe all around.

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material), weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8904

Accession Number: 1964.335

Tablecloth

Red on tan cotton damask. Repeating pattern: row of large floral quatrefoils and small floral sprigs; row of small sprigs; row of small sprigs and quatrefoils; row of small sprigs. Border along sides only. Inner border of leaves. Outer border of alternating trefoil-centered triangles and quatrefoil...

Date: 1850-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, stitching, weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8905

Accession Number: 1964.333

Tablecloth

White linen damask. Large overall sunburst pattern. Small double Greek Key inner and outer border. Red cotton middle border in large Greek Key motif. Hemmed top and bottom. Selvage sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8906

Accession Number: 1964.327A

Tablecloth

Rectangular; white linen damask. Lobster medallion at center; elaborate frame; floral/ geometric stripe ground. Blue cotton inner and outer border in Greek Key pattern. Red cotton middle border with gnomes. Self fringe all around.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8907

Accession Number: 1964.326A

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