Bed hanging (Side curtain)

Museum Object Number 1958.0060.003

Object Name

Bed hanging (Side curtain)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

New England or Connecticut River Valley, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Made in the Connecticut River Valley.

Date

1730-1780

Materials

Cotton; Linen; Wool

Techniques

Woven (plain), Embroidered, Crewelwork

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

74.75 (H) , 32 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

189.87 (H) , 81.28 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• pp. 117-118, discussion of early American crewelwork