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Part of set of bed hangings
Crewelwork embroidery
Narrow Bed Curtain
Part of set of bed hangings
Crewelwork embroidery
American, probably Boston
Colonial
second quarter of the 18th century
Object Place: probably Boston, Massachusetts, United States, New England
Medium/Technique
Linen and cotton twill with wool embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 86.4 x 218.4 cm (34 x 86 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel Bradstreet
Accession Number19.597
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionNarrow curtain from set of crewelwork bed hangings; white fustian ground with wool embroidery in flowering vine or tree pattern; New England laid stitch used for thick red, brown, and yellow stems and large leaves and flowers; stem stitch used for thinner stems; herringbone stitch used for smaller leaves, tulips, and buds; some flowers and leaves outlined in stem or chain stitches with cross or link stitches in center; blue, yellow, pink, red, and green bird with two cherries in beak made in satin stitch; part of top pieced with modern cotton; six rust spots across top
ProvenanceInherited by Samuel Bradstreet; Gift to the MFA, 1919