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Silver Moth

Object Details

Description
Light reddish-brown linen table mat with a stylized moth embroidered in brown, blue and green in each corner, facing the center of the cloth. A signature "D" is embroidered within a wheel at bottom center.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework, (Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA, 1896–1926)
Date
ca. 1910
Credit Line
Gift of Margery B. Howe
Medium
Medium: linen Technique: embroidery on plain weave
Dimensions
H x W: 39.4 x 69.2 cm (15 1/2 x 27 1/4 in.)
Type
embroidery & stitching
Object Name
Table mat
Type
Table mat
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