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Rectangular napkin
European
1775–1825
Object Place: Europe
Medium/Technique
Linen damask and cotton embroidery
Dimensions
76.7 x 67.5 cm (30 3/16 x 26 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Gertrude Townsend
Accession Number61.182
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionNatural colored linen warp and weft. Central field shows indistinct pattern of winged figures carrying caduceus-like staffs and flying above the town. Below, groups of sailing ships, borders along sides only; each shows undulating flowering vine. Hemmed at each end. Selvedges complete. Yarns very much worn; linen browned; a number of holes.
ProvenanceBelieved to have belonged to Moses and Frances Barnard (married c. 1796), of Nantucket.