Contributed by Tate House Museum
Description
Admiral George Tate II, son of Captain George Tate of Portland, served in the Russian Navy for 50 years and was appointed admiral in 1793.
He sent this unique silk shawl from Moscow to Martha Slemmons Tate, his brother Robert’s wife, and their daughters in 1804. Woven at Prince N.B. Yusupov’s factory in Kupavno, Russia, it features a stylized foliate pattern in earth tones.
Remarkably long, it would have draped over the shoulders and hung low to the ground.
About This Item
- Title: Russian silk shawl, Kupavno, Russia, 1804
- Creator: Prince N.B. Yusupov factory
- Creation Date: 1804
- Subject Date: 1804
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Locations:
- Kupavno, Russia
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Silk
- Dimensions: 297.18 cm x 55.25 cm
- Local Code: 1980.57
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- Tate House (Portland, Me.)
- Merchants--United States--History--19th century
- Tate family
- Rulers--Russia--Royalty--Prince N.B. Yusupov
- Tate, Martha Slemmons--Associated objects
- Tate, George, 1700-1794--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Textile industry--Russia--Kupavno
- Merchants--United States--History--18th century
- Tate, Robert
- Tate, George, 1745-1821--Correspondence
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For more information about this item, contact:
Tate House Museum1267 Westbrook Street, Portland, ME 04102
(207) 774-6177
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