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Bedcover (Bedspread, whitework)
Katurah Reeve
1820
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Katurah Reeve (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1966.0139
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Stockwell
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Object Number
1966.0139
Object Name
Bedcover (Bedspread, whitework)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Katurah Reeve (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The Reeve family lived in Newburgh, New York.
Date
1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: left side
Inscription: "Katurah Reeve Her Work"
Type: Inscription
Location: lower center
Inscription: "When this you see remember me when I am in eternity"
Type: Inscription
Location: right side
Inscription: "KATURAHREEVE"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Maritime
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Embroidered
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
75.25 (W) x 90 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
191.135 (W) x 228.6 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Noel Hume, Ivor. 2001 If These Pots Could Talk: Collecting 200 Years of British Household Pottery.
• Toy (miniature) whiteware chamberpot with related inscription: p. 78, fig. IV.2, 19th century with printed "REMEMBER ME / WHEN THIS YOU SEE."Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Published: p. 130, fig. 92Other: Jackson, Christie Dawn. Unfurling the Katurah Reeve Bedcover: A Story of Candlewicking, Maritime Culture, and One Family's Legacy. 40