Napkin with personifications of the four continents, Napkin of linen damask with personifications of the four continents. Midfield: four transversely placed cartouches surrounded by bandwork, C-volutes and leaf ornament. Inside the cartouches: personification of Asia as a man on camel, with the caption 'ASIE', personification of America a woman with feather head and bow, sitting on a bale of cotton with her left hand leaning on a barrel, with the caption 'AMERIQUE', personification of Africa as a man on a lion, with the caption 'AFRIQUE', personification of Europe as women with trade attributes, with the caption 'EUROPE'. Borders: flower and leaf vines. Corners: cornucopia, America represented allegorically, 'America' (Ripa), anonymous, France, c. 1870 - c. 1890, linen (material), damask, h 82 cm × w 89 cm
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Napkin, personifications, four continents, linen damask, Midfield, four transversely placed cartouches surrounded, bandwork, C-volutes, leaf ornament, Inside, cartouches, personification, Asia, man, camel, caption 'ASIE, America, woman, feather head, bow, sitting, bale, cotton, left hand leaning, barrel, caption 'AMERIQUE, Africa, lion, caption 'AFRIQUE, Europe, women, trade attributes, caption 'EUROPE, Borders, flower, leaf vines, Corners, cornucopia, America represented allegorically, Ripa, France, c, 1870, 1890, linen, material, damask
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