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Culture:American (possibly)
Title:tablecloth
Date Made:1800-1850
Type:Household Accessory; Textile
Materials:textile: white, twill weave (diaper or bird's eye) linen
Place Made:United States (possibly)
Measurements:Overall: 56 1/2 in x 51 in; 143.5 cm x 129.5 cm
Accession Number:  HD 86.117
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Roe E. Clark
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
White linen tablecloth woven in a variation of a 2:2 twill weave pattern commonly referred to as diaper or bird's eye. Two selvage-wide panels of the linen are seamed down the center using an overcast stitch; each selvage width measures 25.5". The tablecloth features the intials "HA" and is noted as "handwoven."

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Linen

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