Object Number 1958.0060.007

Object Name

Bed hanging (Valance)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont

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; Cotton; Wool

Techniques

Woven (plain), Embroidered, Crewelwork

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

10 (H) , 72 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

25.4 (H) , 182.88 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 110, fig. 55
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 118, fig. 58; discussion of early American crewelwork