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Bed hanging (Headcloth)
1929-1957
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1957.1285.013
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1285.013
Object Name
Bed hanging (Headcloth)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
This headcloth was made from an 18th century quilted panel in the early 20th century at Winterthur or in New York City.
Secondary Place of Origin
Marseilles; Provence; France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This white cotton fabric is a very finely quilted trapunto panel quilted in swirling floral and vine patterns, indicating it was made in Marseilles, France, between 1700-1750.
Date
1929-1957
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: upper left corner
Inscription: "57.1285.13 Patuxent Nov-Mar" (in graphite)
Type: Label
Location: upper left corner
Inscription: "PATUXENT BED RM HEADCLOTH 57.1285.13" (typed in black ink)
Type: Label
Location: upper left corner
Inscription: "SEASON 4" (stamped in red ink)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Corded
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
67 (H) x 73.625 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
170.18 (H) x 187.007 (W)
Measurement Notes
from Quilts in a Material World list