Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Tablecloth (2000.496.1 h) and napkin set (2000.496.1 a-g) used in a Lithuanian displaced persons camp.
Physical Details
- Classification
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Furnishings and Furniture
- Category
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Household linens
- Object Type
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Tablecloths (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- Light brown linen cloth with multi-colored cross stitch embroidery on the borders; geometric design. The reverse has floral patterns drawn in graphite or ink; possibly embroidery pattern that was not used.
- Dimensions
- a: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
b: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
c: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
d: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
e: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
f: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
g: Height: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm) | Width: 9.000 inches (22.86 cm)
h: Height: 44.000 inches (111.76 cm) | Width: 40.000 inches (101.6 cm) - Materials
- overall : linen, thread
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Chester, Mary Ann.
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The tablecloth and napkin set were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Mary Ann Chester.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:29:20
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn520281
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