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Petticoat border (Crewelwork fragment)
1700-1775
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Connecticut; Litchfield; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Wool
- Linen
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1962.0033
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1962.0033
Object Name
Petticoat border (Crewelwork fragment)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Connecticut; Litchfield; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possible.
Date
1700-1775
Materials
- Wool
- Linen
- Cotton
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Crewelwork
- Woven (plain)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
7.25 (W) x 95 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.415 (W) x 241.3 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 118,119, pl. 22Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 148, pl. 23Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Published: p. 65, fig. 47Other: Minardi, Lisa. A "work'd Embroider'd Border": The Study of a Crewelwork Petticoat Border in the Collection of the Winterthur Museum.
• Discussed: p. 5.