jan 1, 1540 - board-cloth
Description:
A cloth to cover an altar, the domestic table or any flat surface. 1359 <i>unum matraz et duo paria linthiaminum, unum bordecloth</i>, Selby (SS4/71); 1390 <i>Item lego altari parochiæ j bord clath</i>, Blyth (SS4/143); 1459 <i>j burdcloith et j towel de twill</i>, Hull (SS30/234); 1540 <i>my best dyaper bord cloth, two towells and a cowbert clothe</i>, Yafforth (SS26/18); 1610 <i>Item, lynynge, shets, pillowebeares, boardcloyth, table napkines,</i> Cottingley (LRS1/9).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1540
Now
~ 485 years ago