Bed hanging (Valance)

Museum Object Number 1958.0060.005

Object Name

Bed hanging (Valance)

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

Linen; Wool; Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Crewelwork, Embroidered

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

10.5 (H) , 55.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

26.67 (H) , 140.97 (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