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tea tray linen
| Date: | 1709 - 1916 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Continent: | North America |
| Technique: | embroidery, weaving |
| Material: | cotton on linen |
| Artist: | Allen, Sarah Gaskell |
| Dimensions: | 19 x 13 in. (49 x 33 cm) |
| Credit: | Gift of Virginia S. Walker |
| Accession Number: | 1994.06.002 |
Comments: Natural colored rectangle of woven cloth with four blue cross-stitched squares in the center. Each square contains text and an icon. Text is cross-stitched in natural colored thread, icons are stitched in blue thread. Upper left square contains text ‚ except the‚Äù and an image of a pot. Upper right square contains text ‚ÄúBoiling‚Äù and an image of the letter ‚ÄúB‚Äù. Bottom left squares conatins text ‚Äúfilling the‚Äù and an image of a kettle. Bottom right square contains text ‚Äúspoils the‚Äù and an image of the letter ‚ÄúT‚Äù. On the left side of the cloth ‚Äúspun SGA 1709‚Äù is cross-stitched in natural colored thread. on the right side a tea cup and ‚ÄúVLS 1916‚Äù is cross-stitched in natural colored thread.
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