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Linen worked in crewels
Linen worked in crewels

Linen worked in crewels

first half of 18th century
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain-weave with wool embroidery and cotton plain-weave tape
Dimensions34.3 x 34.2 cm (13 1/2 x 13 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Barrett Wendell
Accession number37.510
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceLent by Mrs. Barrett Wendell, November 19, 1936.
Bed valence
second quarter of the 18th century
Valance
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Part of a valance
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Narrow bed curtain
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
1750–75
Half of a wide bed curtain
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Valance
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
1750–75
Half of wide bed curtain
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
View 1
first quarter of the 18th century
Quilted bed cover
Mary Drew Fifield
1713 (original bed hangings)