Tablecloth

1900-1925

  • Titles Tablecloth (Descriptive)
  • Medium lace, net
  • Dimensions 126 x 66 in. (320 x 167.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ireland, AFI.19.1982.3
  • Work Type tablecloth
  • Classification Furnishings and Equipment

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