Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Luce Center
Tablecloth
Object Number:
2000.803
Date:
ca. 1950
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 70 x 52 in. ( 177.8 x 132.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: in one corner: "fabres"
printed: on the paper label: "Leacock/ Quality/ Hand Prints/ Linen/ 52" x 70"/ APPROXIMATE SIZE/ LUNCHEOUN SETTING/ GOURMET"
printed: on the sticker label: "STYLED/ IN/ HOUSE &/ GARDEN/ COLOURS"
Description:
Printed linen tablecloth with multicolor images of men and women gardening surrounded by vegetables and a vine border.
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
