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1956

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2015

2025

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Tablecloth (India)

This is a Tablecloth. We acquired it in 1956. Its technique is embroidered with chain stitch (using a hook) on plain weave foundation; few areas of deflected element work in the the center of flowers in the outer border. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 207 × 147 cm (6 ft. 9 1/2 in. × 57 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Tablecloth (India); H x W: 207 × 147 cm (6 ft. 9 1/2 in. × 57 7/8 in.); 1956-56-1

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