Blue striped linen fabric

Woven Textile

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

The face and reverse sides of the fabric shown side by side: The top half of the image shows the face of a plain-woven fabric. There are solid-colored, equidistant stripes in a navy color running vertically along the fabric. The bottom half shows the reverse side. The stripes are slightly patchy, and several slubs are clearly visible.
The face and reverse sides of the fabric shown side by side

The top half of the image shows the face of a plain-woven fabric. There are solid-colored, equidistant stripes in a navy color running vertically along the fabric. The bottom half shows the reverse side. The stripes are slightly patchy, and several slubs are clearly visible.

Name/Title

Blue striped linen fabric

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.259

Description

This rectangular swatch of fabric with a blue breton stripe pattern on white ground is a plain woven linen. The pattern was printed rather than woven, as seen by the limited bleed on the piece's reverse side. There are several slubs noticeable throughout. The piece is cut selvedge-to-selvedge, a width of about 36in.

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection, Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecition

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Woven Textile Details

Textile Shape

Rectangular

Weave Type

Plain Weave

Warp

Average Warp Count

112

Warp Colors

White

Warp Materials

Linen

Weft

Weft Count

64

Weft Colors

White

Weft Materials

Linen

Notes

Navy/blue was not included as a warp color because the pattern is printed, not woven.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Width, selvedge-to-selvedge

Width

36 in

Material

Linen

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

use

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

The piece shows evidence of having been sewn and unpicked at some point. There are several loose threads running perpendicular to the selvedge. Approximately 3/8in. of the edges of both selvedges and one weft edge of the fabric have been folded in and pressed on the "wrong" side of the fabric to create a finished edge, at which there are also several threads that have been unpicked. It is possible this piece was intended to be an all-purpose dishcloth or cleaning rag before being harvested to repurpose into something else, though evidence of its use is too limited to be conclusive.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

June 9, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 20, 2026