Embroidered Table Cover bordered with Gold Bobbin Lace

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Description:

Embroidered table cover in cream colored silk fabric with applique and embroidery bordered by a five eights inch wide bobbin lace border in gold thread. The center has religious symbols while the borders are floral. Velvet, silver, silk, and various fabrics and embroidery threads.

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Lace, Textiles

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Credit Line: Miss Annie-May Hegeman

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.L7650AAccession Number: 58000

Object Name: table cover, embroidery, lace

Physical Description: bobbin lace (overall border production method/technique)embroidery (overall center production method/technique)silk (overall center material)gold (overall border material)Measurements: overall: 24 in x 24 in; x 60.96 cm x 60.96 cmoverall, lace edging: 96 in x 5/8 in; 243.84 cm x 1.59004 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-ccbc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1434579

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