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Blue striped linen fabric

Woven Textile

This rectangular swatch of fabric with a blue breton stripe pattern on white ground is a plain woven linen. The pattern was printed rather than woven, as seen by the limited bleed on the piece's reverse side. There are several slubs noticeable throughout. The piece is cut selvedge-to-selvedge, a width of about 36in.

The face and reverse sides of the fabric shown side by side — The top half of the image shows the face of a plain-woven fabric. There are solid-colored, equidistant stripes in a navy color running vertically along the fabric. The bottom half shows the reverse side. The stripes are slightly patchy, and several slubs are clearly visible.
The face and reverse sides of the fabric shown side by side
The top half of the image shows the face of a plain-woven fabric. There are solid-colored, equidistant stripes in a navy color running vertically along the fabric. The bottom half shows the reverse side. The stripes are slightly patchy, and several slubs are clearly visible.
 The reverse side of the fabric, showing unpicked threads — Image showing the reverse side of a plain-woven fabric. Navy blue stripes run horizontally along the fabric. Three small pieces of thread are intertwined with the piece, running perpendicular to the stripes.
The reverse side of the fabric, showing unpicked threads
Image showing the reverse side of a plain-woven fabric. Navy blue stripes run horizontally along the fabric. Three small pieces of thread are intertwined with the piece, running perpendicular to the stripes.
The reverse side of the fabric, showing unpicked threads — Image showing the reverse side of a plain-woven fabric. Navy blue stripes run horizontally along the fabric. Three small pieces of thread are intertwined with the piece, running perpendicular to the stripes.

2025.1.259

The Cabrera Arús family collection

Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecition

2025.1

Rectangular

Plain Weave

112

White

Linen

64

White

Linen

Navy/blue was not included as a warp color because the pattern is printed, not woven.

Width, selvedge-to-selvedge

36 in

Linen

Havana

Cuba

Caribbean

Central America

use

Cataloging Note

The piece shows evidence of having been sewn and unpicked at some point. There are several loose threads running perpendicular to the selvedge. Approximately 3/8in. of the edges of both selvedges and one weft edge of the fabric have been folded in and pressed on the "wrong" side of the fabric to create a finished edge, at which there are also several threads that have been unpicked. It is possible this piece was intended to be an all-purpose dishcloth or cleaning rag before being harvested to repurpose into something else, though evidence of its use is too limited to be conclusive.