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DEACESSIONED December 19, 2013
Blue and white woven coverlet
American
first half of 19th century
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Wool
Dimensions
254 x 223.52 cm (100 x 88 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Miss Kate A. Gould
Accession Number33.694
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionIn geometric design "Queen's Garden Pattern." Squares "spun and woven by my said great-grandmother, Betsy Howes Smith"...the wool from their sheep, the flax grown by her husband, Thomas... See will of Kate A. Gould.
Provenance19th century, Thomas Smith (b. 1796 - d. 1861) and Betsey Howes Smith (b. 1797), Chatham, MA; probably by descent to Kate Augustina Gould (b. 1871 - d. 1930), Chatham; 1933, bequeathed by Kate A. Gould to the MFA for use in the Chatham Historical Society (Accession date: July 20, 1933); December 19, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA for transfer to the Chatham Historical Society.