Object Number 2007.0022

Object Name

Bedcover (Bedspread)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Place of Origin

China, Asia

Date

1840-1900

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Reverse, top left corner; "10821 / Na / 690 / D97" (ink)
2. Label; ; " W3034/ Embridered blue /silk satin/coverlet w/ /central medallion / floral trails + wide border; chinese export/ late 18th c.105''x 84''/ ^ >-xox" (blue ink)

Materials

Silk; Cotton

Techniques

Embroidered

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

104 (L) , 84.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

264.16 (L) , 214.63 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements do not include the fringe, which adds one inch in the length and two inches in the width, as it is applied to three sides.

Object Description

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