UCONN HISTORICAL COSTUME & TEXTILE COLLECTION




1870

Fabric sample


Sicilian overshot weaving in diamond patterning; cream on blue plain weave background; 2” x 6”.; two border repeats; fiber is cotton or flax; fabric is piece dyed;




Provenance:
Thompson, Margaret (free lance writer whose articles appear in such magazines as "House Beautiful". She collected articles from the Mediterranean Countries; her home was originally in Windham.

Construction Label:
Complex weave



1974T 1870.85