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Catalog Number |
1976.1.0745 |
Object Name |
Scarf, Table |
Description |
White, round, linen table cover. Plain center, 12" diameter surrounded by 8" cutwork edging. Cut work depicts leaves / vine, and is further decorated . It is decorated with hand embroidery, using (yellowed) white thread. Cutwork or cut work, is a needlework technique in which portions of a textile, typically cotton or linen, are cut away and the resulting "hole" is reinforced and filled with embroidery or needle lace. Cutwork is related to drawn thread work. In drawn thread work, typically only the warp or weft threads are withdrawn (cut and removed), and the remaining threads in the resulting hole are bound in various ways. In other types of cutwork, both warp and weft threads may be drawn. From, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutwork. |
Materials |
Linen/Fabric |
Condition |
Fair |
Search Terms |
Linens Tablecloth Leaves Vine Embroidery |
Catalog Sub-category |
Household Accessory |