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Crewelwork embroidery
Part of a bed cover
Crewelwork embroidery
American
third quarter of the 18th century
Object Place: New England, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen plain weave with wool embroidery
Dimensions
119.5 x 22 cm (47 1/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henrietta Page
Accession Number26.273e
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite linen (three pieces) embroidered in crewel stitches with two shades of blue wool, in a design of meandering vine with conventional leaves and flowers.
White linen embroidered in crewel stitches with two shades of blue wool, in a design of meandering vine with conventional leaves and flowers; thick outlines and solid areas of flowers and leaves in Roumanian couching or New England laid stitch; thinner stems and outlines in stem stitch; blue border in herringbone stitch (border embroidered later, when bed curtain cut apart); dots in leaves and flowers in French knots, cross stitch, and running stitch
White linen embroidered in crewel stitches with two shades of blue wool, in a design of meandering vine with conventional leaves and flowers; thick outlines and solid areas of flowers and leaves in Roumanian couching or New England laid stitch; thinner stems and outlines in stem stitch; blue border in herringbone stitch (border embroidered later, when bed curtain cut apart); dots in leaves and flowers in French knots, cross stitch, and running stitch
ProvenanceGift to the MFA, 1926