Bed Cover
ca. 1800 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Woven in blue wool and white cotton (or linen?), with diaper pattern of stripes and quatrefoils within squares. The pattern is probably an adaptation of a linen damask pattern.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woven wool and cotton or linen |
| Brief description | Woven in blue wool and white cotton or linen; USA; ca. 1800. |
| Physical description | Woven in blue wool and white cotton (or linen?), with diaper pattern of stripes and quatrefoils within squares. The pattern is probably an adaptation of a linen damask pattern. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Lewis F. Day |
| Object history | Registered File number 8419/1929. Historical significance: Register: "This piece came from a New England homestead, bought from a woman over 60 who said it had been woven in that house by her grandmother." |
| Bibliographic reference | Darby, E.A. Evans. Colonial coverlets. The embroideress. No. 22, pp. 513-516. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.213-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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