Petticoat border (Crewelwork fragment)

Museum Object Number 1957.0052.003

Object Name

Petticoat border (Crewelwork fragment)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Massachusetts, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Probably.

Date

1730-1780

Materials

Linen; Wool

Techniques

Crewelwork, Embroidered

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

8 (L) , 86 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.32 (L) , 218.44 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Published: p. 72, fig. 54