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Rare Shippen Family Federal Tablecloth

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Rare Shippen Family Federal Tablecloth
Rare Shippen Family Federal Tablecloth
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Description
Flemish, circa 1790s, white linen damask tablecloth with center eagle and shield over a banner with "E Pluribus Unum", attached paper label states, "Table cloth woven just after the Rev. War with Coat of Arms of the U.S. and words E Plurius Unum. Loaned by Dr. L.P. Shippen", 128 x 84 in. extensive stains throughout, two 1/4 in. holes at corner and edge, wear. Notes: A similar tablecloth is in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and said to have been presented to Colonel James Swan in Paris circa 1794.. Provenance: by descent in the Shippen and Lloyd Families
Condition
extensive stains throughout, two 1/4 in. holes at corner and edge, wear
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Rare Shippen Family Federal Tablecloth

Estimate $600 - $1,200
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Starting Price $300

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