Table cover: Silk and velvet, applique and embroidery w/frin

Object Number: 
INV.12118
Date: 
1875-1900
Medium: 
Silk, cotton
Dimensions: 
with fringe: 49 1/2 x 49 in. ( 125.7 x 124.5 cm )
Description: 
Square handmade table cover; the central area has a formée cross at the center, it is covered throughout with various shapes and objects, randomly appliquéd and embroidered against a red cotton ground; the center is double-bordered, the inner border is black velvet with a row of embroidered leaves inside individual compartments, the outer border is yelow moiré embroidered with boteh and scrolls; the back is lined with black satin and the fringe is multicolored.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group