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Bedcover

A work made of cotton, plain weaves; pieced; appliquéd; some printed; embroidered in buttonhole and herringbone stitches; quilted; backed and overlined with cotton, plain weave.
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  • A work made of cotton, plain weaves; pieced; appliquéd; some printed; embroidered in buttonhole and herringbone stitches; quilted; backed and overlined with cotton, plain weave.

Date:

1833

Artist:

Carolyn A. Ford (American, active c. 1833)
United States

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Carolyn A. Ford

Title

Bedcover

Place

United States (Object made in)

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Made 1833

Medium

Cotton, plain weaves; pieced; appliquéd; some printed; embroidered in buttonhole and herringbone stitches; quilted; backed and overlined with cotton, plain weave

Dimensions

276.4 × 273.4 cm (108 7/8 × 107 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Milton Horn in memory of Estelle Horn

Reference Number

1977.512

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