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I have a ginormous tablecloth with monstrously huge napkins (perhaps
not as huge as yours) from my grandmother. This set is probably a
good bit later than yours considering she was born at the end of the
1800s.
With it being c. 1860s, I wonder if they might be not napkins but the
cloths that were laid under each place setting in the early 1800s (My
source? The Regency-period British reality series. Nothin' but the
best scholarship here. :-) )
---Amy West
PS The tablecloth and napkins are much too huge for my own personal
use. I don't suppose I could donate them to some historic house from
the 1800s with a huge table needing coverage?
>Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 17:38:53 -0500
>From: Claire Kuhlmann <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: colossal napkins
>
>Our curator was recently sifting through accession records and came across
>one that documented a set of 12 damask napkins monogrammed "WLJ" c.1860s.
>The peculiar thing is that they apparenlty measure 50 inches by 22 inches.
>As they are in storage in an upstate facility we do not know what they look
>like in person. We were wondering if anyone could offer some insight. Are
>they really napkins or are they small tablecloths? In order to avoid signs
>of wear and tear would they have rotated a set of 12 tablecloths? If they
>are napkins, do larger napkins of this size and time period have a special
>name? Are there others that exist of this size and proportion? Any help
>would be much appreciated.
>
>Claire Kuhlmann
>Education Coordinator
>John Jay Homestead State Historic Site
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