Tablecloth
Object number2016.63.1
Date1952-1954
MediumFabric
Credit LineGift of Beth Israel Congregation
DescriptionRectangular white tablecloth with blue embroidered names. Tablecloth is made up of twenty-four (24) square white napkins sewn together; the napkins have a concentric square pattern. Twenty-two (22) of the squares have a Star of David at center with embroidered names radiating out from the star; some have additional embroidered names on the edges of the square. At the center of the tablecloth, overlapping the two center squares, is a large applied blue fabric Star of David.
Dimensions63.5 x 169 in. (161.3 x 429.3 cm)InscriptionsTwenty-two (22) of the squares have blue embroidered names radiating out from the center star and some have additional embroidered names on the edges of the square; see 2016.63 object file for a list of the names.
At the center of the tablecloth there is a large Star of David with text above and below: on one side of the star "Beth Israel 1952 Sisterhood" and the other "Beth Israel 1954 Dedication".
Historical NotesUsed by the by the Beth Israel Congregation in Latrobe, PA.
Previous owner
Beth Israel Congregation
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c. 1961
1943-1944
1960
Beth Israel Congregation
Mount Washington Woman’s Club
