Fragment of a bedquilt

early 18th century

Object PlaceEngland

Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave, quilt to linen plain weave and corded with cotton batting

Dimensions116 x 81 cm (45 11/16 x 31 7/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. J. Edward Brooks

Accession number38.85

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ClassificationsTextiles

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ProvenanceMrs. George Henry Binney to Mrs. Hollis French; gift to the MFA, 1938

early 18th century

early 18th century

18th century

Before 1771

18th century

18th century

18th century

early 18th century

Late 17th or early 18th century

18th–19th century (?)

around 1775

Ethel Shulam

1976