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Set of bed hangings
American (New England)
18th century
Object Place: Kingston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium/Technique
Linen, wool; crewelwork
Dimensions
142.5 x 69 cm (56 1/8 x 27 3/16 in. )
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Fannie M. Whitman Crowley
Accession Number56.836
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLinen worked with polychrome crewels in a design of delicate separate conventionalized floral motifs with flowering vine bordering one side. Colors delicate and faded. Some of the crewels have disappeared, leaving design drawn on linen. Linen browned and fragile.