Object Catalog Record
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Metadata
Title |
Embroidered Signature Tablecloth, Gertrud Schrader's |
Object # |
96.2.59.1 |
Object Name |
Tablecloth |
Date |
1956-1995 |
Artist |
Schrader, Gertrud |
Description |
Embroidered signature tablecloth, Gertrud Schrader's White linen table cloth with 1093 embroidered names Gertrud embroidered over the signatures of the people who came to dinner at her Mountain Point house from 1956 to 1995. Century - 20 |
Provenance |
Note: Gertrud Schrader arrived in Ketchikan in 1956. She died November 17, 1995. I updated the dates of this record to reflect this information (previously 1950- 1995). It is unknown when she began her tablecloth and when she stopped embroidering. (HAC 03/30/2018) |
Material |
Linen |
Dimensions |
W-63.25 L-61 inches |
Dimension Details |
Old dimensions: 165.1 cm x 167.64 cm Portion: overall Whole/Part - WHOLE |
People |
Schrader, Gertrud |
Search Terms |
Ketchikan, Alaska Tradition Food Artifact of the Month article |
Multimedia link |
Link to Artifact of the Month Virtual Exhibit record |
Credit line |
Ketchikan Museums, KM 96.2.59.1 |