Covering for table or bed (unfinished)
Medium:Wool tabby with wool embroidery in chain, cross and running stitch
Geography: Mexico
Date: 1900-1920
Object number: 2002.19.44
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Kent Newcomb. Certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board under the terms of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act. Attestée par la Commission canadienne d'examen des exportations de biens culturels en vertu de la Loi sur l'exportation et l'importation de biens culturels.
DescriptionThis charming covering, resembling a large-scale sampler, is embroidered to be seen from all four sides. Designs include stags, a mermaid playing a guitar, and a man balancing on a horse.