Tablecloth And Napkins, Fish, 1950–1959

Tablecloth of unbleached linen with serged edges. A design of four fish in the center field and striped borders on four sides are reserved in the natural linen through the wax-resist process. Black ink is hand-applied using the drag box, overlapping the bands of color to create an irregular stripe of deep gray and black.
Three napkins, two of white linen, one unbleached linen, with black ink hand-applied using the drag box, overlapping the bands of color to create an irregular stripe of deep gray and black.