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Bed curtain (part of)
American, New England
18th century
Object Place: Kingston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium/Technique
Linen, Wool; embroidery
Dimensions
174 x 113.7 cm (68 1/2 x 44 3/4 in. )
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Fannie M. Whitman Crowley
Accession Number56.833
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLinen worked with polychrome crewels in a design of delicate separate conventionalized floral motifs. Colors delicate and faded. Some of the crewels have disappeared, leaving design drawn on linen. Linen somewhat browned and fragile. Many holes.