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Linen damask tablecloth
Manufactured by: J. W. W. & J. Coulson (Lisburn, Ireland)
Irish (Lisburn), used in America
First half 19th century
Object Place: Lisburn, Ireland
Medium/Technique
Linen; damask, darns
Dimensions
169 x 222.5 cm (66 9/16 x 87 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Helen Howard Hudson Whipple
Accession Number55.596
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLinen damask tablecloth; design of eagle with shield hanging from beak, surmounted by stars and clouds, holding arrows and olive branch in claws, scroll draped over arrows with motto: E Pluribus Unum, border of oak boughs, leaves and acorns, IWW and I Coulson Manufrs. Lisbursn, Ire. woven at bottom, upper left hand corner H.S. Howard written in ink, three of corners cut and turned back, some darns.
ProvenanceSaid to have been presented to Colonel James Swan; by descent to Mrs. Helen Howard Hudson Whipple; Gift to the MFA September 15, 1955