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Rectangular napkin
European
1775–1825
Object Place: Europe
Medium/Technique
Linen damask and linen embroidery
Dimensions
81.3 x 66.5 cm (32 x 26 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Gertrude Townsend
Accession Number61.181
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionNatural colored linen warp and weft. Central field shows powder of pointed, serrated leaves. Wide border shows floral vine with pairs of birds. Narrow hem at each end. Selvedges complete, red stamp "Wallace" and initials MFB 6(?) in blue silk cross stitch at one end. Linen browned; a number of brown spots.
ProvenanceBelieved to have belonged to Moses and Frances Barnard (married c. 1796), of Nantucket.