Fair Linen Cloth

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

runner

Name/Title

Fair Linen Cloth

Entry/Object ID

1989.2.1

Description

This table runner is made of linen and features a weaving pattern of Ms and Os, which were created using handspun linen singles. The hems of the table runner are finished with a machine woven binding. The weaving density of the table runner is 40 ends per inch (epi) and 42 picks per inch (ppi).

Context

Used on a communion table in Waitsfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1989.2

Source or Donor

Northampton Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Smith, Ruth Barnard (1791-1868)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Runner, Table

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Cloth, Fair Linen

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Runner, Furniture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Covering, Altar

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Furniture Coverings

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

26-3/8 in

Material

Linen

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Waitsfield

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America