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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acvintage, post: 2688927, member: 16144&quot;]This is where I&#039;m at after contacting my Italian mentor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Part of her response:&nbsp; &quot;This is hand-weaving from the Italian town of Perugia in Umbria.&nbsp; (Sometimes spelled &quot;Perusia” on old linens.)</p><p><br /></p><p>My personal translation would be &quot;One drinks and cries&quot;.&nbsp; Ha!&nbsp; I have no sense that this is ecclesiastic. Rather a table cloth for a long table.&nbsp; Just thoughts.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I started researching and sure enough, the &quot;Perugia&quot; info seems to be heading me in the right direction as I saw quite a few items that were similar (although haven&#039;t found anything with a motto).</p><p><br /></p><p>The motto seems very open to interpretation.&nbsp; I contacted a site in Italy who gives classes on this type of weaving with similar looking items to ask about the motto but no word back...</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to all of you who pitched in.&nbsp; Any further comments are welcome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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