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Artifact

Arabian Table Cloth

Description

  • Tablecloth made of faded gold-coloured cloth. 
  • Heavily embroidered with navy, red, gold, and silver. 

Background Information

  • Purchased as a memento by John Growder whose international oil drilling career lasted 32 years, taking him to India, Arabia, Japan, and Egypt. 

Map Location

Latitude: 26° 34' 7.633" N
Longitude: 48° 51' 54.623" E

Date

ca. 1915

Dimensions

inches

Events, Places, People

  • John Growder
  • Arabian Peninsula

Originating Location

Asia›Saudi Arabia

Subject

  • A dark gold Arabian tablecloth embroidered with red, navy, gold and silver-coloured threads. There is a circular pattern in the centre surrounded by a border.
  • The centre of a dark gold tablecloth with a series of concentric bands of design made from red, navy, gold, and silver thread.

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