About This Artwork

Executed by Rebecca C. Hayward
American, active c. 1849
United States, Massachusetts, Winchendon

Bedcover, c. 1849

Wool, broken twill weave; fulled; embroidered with wool and silk in back, individual back, looped back (cut to form pile), chain, feather, fly, long-armed cross, satin, individual satin, and stem stitches; lined with cotton, plain weave; roller and possibly block printed; glazed
256 x 225.7 cm (100 3/4 x 88 7/8 in.)
Director's Capital Campaign Endowment, 2001.51

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Exploring Quilts: Art, History and Craftsmanship," March 17–September 12, 2004