Childbed Linen
1650-1699 (made)
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Parts of a set of childbed linen including 4 varieties of bib (one with mittens sewn to it), a forehead cloth and a pair of sleeves. All are made of fine bleached linen and backstitched in thick linen thread in a scroll border.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 9 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Parts of a set of childbed linen of fine bleached linen, 1650-99, English; embroidered in a scroll pattern |
| Physical description | Parts of a set of childbed linen including 4 varieties of bib (one with mittens sewn to it), a forehead cloth and a pair of sleeves. All are made of fine bleached linen and backstitched in thick linen thread in a scroll border. |
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| Accession number | T.64-1947 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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