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Tablecloth, Food for Thought, 1936
This is a Tablecloth. It was designed by Marguerita Mergentime. It is dated 1936 and we acquired it in 2019. Its medium is cotton. It is a part of the department.
These “talking” tablecloths reveal Mergentime’s strength as a graphic designer in her creative use of typography and careful composition of text in its relationship to the table and diner. Her textiles were expressive, capturing the essence of a word or phrase through a signature or typeface. In Food Quiz, questions with their answers were jumbled, leaving it up to the diners 1939 to make the correct matches (answers were highlighted). Food for Thought, produced for Lord & Taylor, was a true test for American history buffs with answers contained in an accompanying booklet.
This object was
donated by
Virginia Bayer.
It is credited Gift of Mergentime Family Archive.
Its dimensions are
L x W: 134 × 134 cm (52 3/4 × 52 3/4 in.)
Cite this object as
Tablecloth, Food for Thought, 1936; Designed by Marguerita Mergentime; cotton; L x W: 134 × 134 cm (52 3/4 × 52 3/4 in.); Gift of Mergentime Family Archive; 2019-17-5
