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"Froggie Went a Courtin" placemat

Folly Cove Designers (Massachusetts (Gloucester), active 1941–1969)
Joshua Tolford (American, 1910–1985)
American
Object Place: Gloucester, Massachusetts, US

Medium/Technique Cotton plain weave, linoleum block print
Dimensions Overall: 43.8 x 30.5 cm (17 1/4 x 12 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Thomas Michie
Accession Number2011.2071
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionPrinted placemat with pale green images of frogs and mice on liily pads in graduating sizes; on ivory ground.
ProvenancePurchased by Jean Michie Crafts (b. 1913 - d. 2002), Hillsborough, CA; gift of Jean Michie Crafts to her nephew, Thomas Michie, Providence, RI and Boston; 2011, gift of Thomas Michie to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 21, 2011)