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Bed valance (Lowell family set)
Bed valance (Lowell family set)

Bed valance (Lowell family set)

first quarter of the 18th century
Object Placeprobably Boston, New England, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen and cotton twill with wool embroidery and linen and cotton plain weave tape
DimensionsOverall: 28.6 x 219.7 cm (11 1/4 x 86 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen W. Coolidge
Accession number50.2824
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ClassificationsTextiles
Quilted bed cover
Quilted bed cover
Mary Drew Fifield
1713 (original bed hangings)
Bed valence
Bed valence
second quarter of the 18th century
Valance
Valance
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Part of a valance
Part of a valance
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Narrow bed curtain
Narrow bed curtain
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
1750–75
Half of a wide bed curtain
Half of a wide bed curtain
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Valance
Valance
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
1750–75
Half of wide bed curtain
Half of wide bed curtain
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Stays
Stays
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Wide bed curtain (Lowell family set)
Wide bed curtain (Lowell family set)
around 1725
Woman's underdress
Woman's underdress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
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Bed valance (Lowell family set)
first quarter of the 18th century