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Bedcover (Bedspread)
1890-1910
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
China; Asia
Materials
- Silk
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1955.0660.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0660.002
Object Name
Bedcover (Bedspread)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
China; Asia
Origin Notes
This bedcover was made in China, in the French taste, probably in the Beaux Arts period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Date
1890-1910
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: top back left corner
Inscription: typed in black "Sheraton Bed Room / 55.660.2"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
- Cotton
Techniques
- Embroidered
Construction Description
Hand -stitched
Dimensions (inches)
84.25 (W) x 101.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
214 (W) x 257.81 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements exclude fringe. Fringe measures 1'' on two sides.