1966.0604 Bedcover, view 1
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Bedcover (Bed rug)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Furnishing)

  • Place of Origin:

    Norwich or New London, Connecticut, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1783

  • Materials:

    Wool

  • Techniques:

    Embroidered

  • Museum Object Number:

    1966.0604


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1966.0604

Object Name

Bedcover (Bed rug)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Norwich or New London, Connecticut, United States, North America

Date

1783

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; upper center; "W/RB/1783"
2. Label; upper right; "66.604/HardenBergh/Bed/Oct APr"

Materials

Wool

Techniques

Embroidered

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

89 (L) , 90 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

226.06 (L) , 228.6 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
Published: p. 28, no. 13; p.109, cat. no. 40.
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
Published: p.120,121, fig. 59
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
Published: p.125, fig. 63