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Wide bed curtain (Lowell family set)

around 1725
Object Placeprobably Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen and cotton twill (fustian) embroidered with wool; linen and silk plain weave tape
DimensionsOverall: 203.2 x 172.7 cm (80 x 68 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harriet Ropes Cabot
Accession number1979.778a
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceLent by Mrs. Harriet Ropes Cabot October 10, 1946
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