Originally Posted by
Greenheron
Is the pattern woven or printed? If woven it might be a type of "damask" and used for table linen. Older would be natural fibers and more modern may have synthetics. It looks 1940-50ish to me. The iris pattern looks like decorator fabric, not dressmaking goods.
It is a woven print. I now believe that this is a coverlette for a bed, not a tablecloth.