EMBROIDERED & HOMESPUN LINEN TABLE COVERINGS, 1765-1770 & c. 1858

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  • Lot: 193
  • April 16th, 2025 - Brooklyn Museum Textiles & Designer Couture Sale
  • Bellows Falls, Vermont
1 diaper patterned linen cover Heilmann floral & openwork embroidered in blue, orange, green & yellow, scalloped edge w/ hand knotted fringe, American, c. 1858, 27.25” x 63.5”, (light discoloration, few sm dark stains, area of banded discoloration, light wear to fringe) Good; 1 off-white homespun linen tablecloth w/ woven decorative weft stripes & red embroidered initials “IADW” & “6” (table identification number), composed of two seamed loom widths, German, c. 1765-1770, 44.5” x 46.25”, (few tiny-0.5” stains & sm dark marks, light discoloration) Very good. Provenance: Brooklyn Museum.

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  • Category: Textiles
  • Era: 18th C

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