Bedcover

Textiles

1778

Made for the wedding chest of Eliza Ann Hunnewell
United States, Massachusetts, Newton

The history of this bedcover indicates that it was made in 1778 for the dowry chest of Eliza Ann Hunnewell. Bedcovers, the majority of which were quilted or pieced, represent a significant part of a girl’s dowry or hope chest. The chest would include multiple bedcovers, often with one particularly ornate and finely executed example, made for or by a young woman of marriageable age.

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Department: Textiles

Title: Bedcover
Place: United States (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1778
Medium: Wool, plain weave, glazed (calimanco); quilted with silk thread
Dimensions: 244.2 × 228.6 cm (96 1/8 × 90 in.)
Credit Line: Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment
Reference Number: 1987.148
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