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Bedcover

A work made of wool, cotton, silk and wild silk, plain, twill, float and plain weave derived float weaves; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut velvet, some with supplementary patterning warps; and some self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; some fulled; some embroidered with silk in satin stitches; pieced; back with cotton, plain weave; roller printed; quilting knots.
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  • A work made of wool, cotton, silk and wild silk, plain, twill, float and plain weave derived float weaves; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut velvet, some with supplementary patterning warps; and some self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; some fulled; some embroidered with silk in satin stitches; pieced; back with cotton, plain weave; roller printed; quilting knots.

Date:

1880s

Artist:

United States, Indiana

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Bedcover

Place

Indiana (Object made in)

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Made 1880–1889

Medium

Wool, cotton, silk and wild silk, plain, twill, float and plain weave derived float weaves; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut velvet, some with supplementary patterning warps; and some self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; some fulled; some embroidered with silk in satin stitches; pieced; back with cotton, plain weave; roller printed; quilting knots

Dimensions

232.4 × 197.6 cm (91 1/2 × 77 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret I. McCurry

Reference Number

2003.377

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