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On Display: House - McIntire Bedroom
Bedcover
1750-1850
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Canton (or Guangzhou); China; Asia
Materials
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1971.0272
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of J. A. Lloyd Hyde
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Complete Details
Object Number
1971.0272
Object Name
Bedcover
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Canton (or Guangzhou); China; Asia
Origin Notes
Per the donor, this bedcover was made in Canton.
Secondary Place of Origin
China; Asia
Secondary Origin Notes
This silk was woven in China, probably between 1750-1850.
Date
1750-1850
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: upper right corner
Inscription: "MCINTIRE BED ROOM SPREAD 71.272" (typed in black)
Type: Label
Location: upper right corner
Inscription: "71.272 McIntire Sept-Apr" (in graphite)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (satin)
Dimensions (inches)
83 (W) x 105 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
210.82 (W) x 266.7 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Wilson, Verity. 2005 Chinese Textiles.
• Similar embroidery: p. 27-29 and fig. 27 and 29.Book: Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
• Published: p. 112Book: Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published: p. 22, 88Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.