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Crocheted Antimacassar

Object numberMO 1941.10.24.3
Possible Maker
Dateca. 1933-1940
MediumTextile (cotton), Paper (cardboard)
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 15 1/2 in (27.9 cm x 39.4 cm )

DescriptionA white crocheted antimacassar intended to cover the back of an upholstered chair. The design depicts a portrait of George Washington against a background of two crossed American flags - a thirteen star flag and a forty-eight star flag. The needlework is attached to a piece of cardboard. An adhesive sticker adhered to the lower right of the cardboard backer has a hand written number: D-27-42b. Written in pencil on the reverse of the backer: Museum / Miss Angus Hays / 18 Oak Street, Salem Mass.

The cover is part of an antimacassar set (MO 1941.10.24.1-3).

Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 20, 1940. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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