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Maker(s):Worcester Guild of Artists and Craftsmen
Culture:American
Title:table mat; napkin
Date Made:ca. 1900
Type:Household Accessory
Materials:textile: undyed, plain weave linen; polychrome silk or linen (complimentary) woven weft design
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Worcester
Measurements:Overall: 14 in x 14 in; 35.6 cm x 35.6 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2013.14.9
Credit Line:William T. Brandon Collection
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Square table mat, or possibly a napkin, made of undyed, plain weave linen, and featuring a design of polychrome weft stripes woven in at each end. Center design of a cross. Colors include gray, yellow, orange-pink, and brown. 14” long (hemmed top and bottom) x 14” wide (selvage width). The hemming on top and bottom covers a single, thicker black weft thread, posssibly woven in to denote cutting off of the loom.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Linen; polychrome; Silk

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