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Part of a set of bed hangings
Crewelwork embroidery
Requires Photography
Bed valance (Lowell family set)
Part of a set of bed hangings
Crewelwork embroidery
American, probably Boston
around 1725
Object Place: probably Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen and cotton twill (fustian) with wool embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 25.4 x 175.3 cm (10 x 69 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Harriet Ropes Cabot
Accession Number1979.778b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCrewel work bedspread or curtain composed of wide bed curtain (a) and two valances (b,c); White fustian embroidered in polychrome crewel yarns with large scrolling branches with large exotic leaves and flowers; landscape at bottom of curtain
ProvenanceLent by Mrs. Harriet Ropes Cabot October 10, 1946