BREAD AND SALT CLOTH

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

Embroidered linen bread and salt cloth which features at one end the figure of a crowned swan swimming by floral decoration and at the opposite end the crowned cipher of Tsar Nicholas II surrounded by floral decoration. The needlework is broderie anglaise, a type of whitework needlework incorporating features of embroidery, cutwork, and needle lace. At the center of the cloth is a small gold cross worked in gold thread and sequins.

Object name:

BREAD AND SALT CLOTH

Made from:

Linen

Made in:

Russia

Date made:

Late 19th c.-Early 20th c.

Size:

H. 87 in., W. 17 1/8 in.

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

2010.3

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Gift of Natasha Suter, 2010