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Bedcover

A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton yarns in back, chain, cross, overcast, running (pattern darning) and surface satin stitches; main warp fringe; two loom widths joined.
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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton yarns in back, chain, cross, overcast, running (pattern darning) and surface satin stitches; main warp fringe; two loom widths joined.

Date:

1854

Artist:

United States, probably New York

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Bedcover

Place

New York (Object made in)

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Made 1854

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with cotton yarns in back, chain, cross, overcast, running (pattern darning) and surface satin stitches; main warp fringe; two loom widths joined

Dimensions

221.3 × 211.2 cm (87 1/8 × 83 1/8 in.); Loom width approximately: W.: 99.1 cm (80 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Textile Society

Reference Number

1987.150

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