Lot Essay
The inscriptions explain what a good housekeeper should know about hospitality, food and animals with verses from popular tales relating to the embroidery
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A white linen tablecloth dated 1877, the borders embroidered with pale blue and red silks mainly in cross stitch, depicting figures, buildings, birds and animals, including reindeer, with a Russian inscription, the centre with a monogram EA--98 x 92in. (245 x 230cm.), Russian; with ten matching napkins, each depicting different animals
Details
A white linen tablecloth dated 1877, the borders embroidered with pale blue and red silks mainly in cross stitch, depicting figures, buildings, birds and animals, including reindeer, with a Russian inscription, the centre with a monogram EA--98 x 92in. (245 x 230cm.), Russian; with ten matching napkins, each depicting different animals