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Bed hanging (Side curtain)
1750-1800
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Connecticut; New London; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
- Wool
Museum Object Number
1957.0044.001 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1957.0044.001 A
Object Name
Bed hanging (Side curtain)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Connecticut; New London; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Per Lynne Bassett 10/2022: Some design elements are associated with New London, CT.
Per previous cataloger: Related crewelwork panels with histories of beingmade in southeastern Connecticut are in the collections of the Connecticut Historical Society Museum in Hartford and the Faith Trumbull Chapter D.A. R. in Norwich, Connecticut.
Date
1750-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: upper right
Inscription: " 57.44.1a" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
- Wool
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Crewelwork
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
72.75 (H) x 33.25 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
184.78 (H) x 84.455 (W)
Measurement Notes
Length includes tabs, which are one inch long.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 107, fig. 54Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 116, fig. 57Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Published: p. 70, fig. 52Article: Smucker, Janneken. 2008 Early Nineteenth-Century Embroidered Bedcovers. Winterthur Portfolio. 42, No. 4 (Winter 2008): 223-242.
• Published: p. 231, fig. 7. Discussed: p. 227.