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Crewelwork embroidery
American (Ipswich, Massachusetts)
second quarter of the 18th century
Object Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave with wool embroidery
Dimensions
191 x 215 cm (75 3/16 x 84 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jason Westerfield
Accession Number59.472
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLinen bed curtain with polychrome wool embroidered branching stem border with two columns of sprigs down the center; leaves, blossoms and fillings in New England laid stitch (Roumanian couching), dark blue stems in chain stitch, dark blue veins in leaves in stem stitch; tulip in border in tight rows of chain stitch
ProvenanceLabeled "Colonial Embroidery about 1725. A part of a set of bed curtains lent by Miss Nellie Wade (Historical Society, Ips. 1900)" Returned May 16, 1952, Relent Oct. 21, 1953, Returned July 15, 1957, Relent May 9, 1959, made a gift, June 9, 1959.
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