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Bedcover (Bed rug)
1783
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Norwich or New London; Connecticut; United States; North America
Materials
- Wool
Museum Object Number
1966.0604
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.0604
Object Name
Bedcover (Bed rug)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Norwich or New London; Connecticut; United States; North America
Date
1783
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: upper center
Inscription: "W/RB/1783"
Type: Label
Location: upper right
Inscription: "66.604/HardenBergh/Bed/Oct APr"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Wool
Techniques
- Embroidered
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
90 (W) x 89 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
228.6 (W) x 226.06 (L)
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. 59Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p.125, fig. 63