Tablecloth
Object number2019.38.1
Date1944
OriginSicily, Italy
MediumFabric; Linen(?); Thread
Credit LineGift of Holly Hudson
DescriptionRectangular off-white woven linen tablecloth with cross stitch embroidered polychrome decoration and text on front. Front center has red embroidered rectangle with embroidered cornucopia motifs in the corners and embroidered blue and red text at center. Surrounding the center is a rectangle of fourteen (14) embroidered horse-drawn carts. Around the perimeter are embroidered figures and horse-drawn carts with floral baskets in the corners. Off-white fringe around the perimeter. Reverse is undecorated but the embroidery shows.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 44.5 x 50.375 x 0.5 in. (113 x 128 x 1.3 cm)InscriptionsFront has embroidered blue and red text at center "SOUVENIR / SISILIE / 1944".
Historical NotesThis tablecloth was sold on Etsy by Susan Uhring of Latrobe, who bought it at an estate sale in her community in Latrobe. Upon receipt of the card table cloth, the donor recognized the unique design and its commemoration of the American liberation of Sicily in 1944. It is believed that the pattern is an original.
Previous owner
Susan Uhring
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Mount Washington Woman’s Club
Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company
Anna Cupka Dzur
1960
Eleanor Dreyfuss Benswanger
