AMERICAN ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED LINEN TABLE CLOTH
Circa 1910, Linen with Mercerized Cotton Embroidery
35" in diameter

This round, natural linen (Russian crash) table cover was probably made from a kit, but, to my eye, it is much better than most of the kits I’ve seen. The stylized pomegranates and leaves are stenciled in green and red-orange ink and then outlined with cotton embroidery floss. The edge is finished with vivid grass-green embroidery.