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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Crocheted Antimacassar
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

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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