Object ID
2002.32.2
Object Name
Tablecloth
Measurements
192.0875000000 cm. W x 145.415 cm. L Since this is a textile, the dimensions may change depending on how it is displayed., Item (Overall)
Material
cotton
Object Entities
Skan, Martha and Leon (collected by)
crocheted, Handmade (created by)
Skan, Leon (is related to)
Skan, Martha (is related to)
Access Points
Object Description
Beige crocheted tablecloth. The tablecloth is made of repeated squares. These squares have a ten petaled flower in the middle, which is surrounded by a circle with an outward facing triangle in each corner. The edges of the square are solid, and in the corners of the squares, there is a smaller four-petaled flower.
Origin
Leon Skan was a World War II veteran. He was also one of the founding members of the SS. Peter and Paul Church. His father, Nicholas Skandamis, was an immigrant from Greece who settled in Chicago.
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Citation
Tablecloth, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/5848. Accessed 04/26/24.