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Bed cover
Bed cover

Bed cover

Mercy Bloomer Strong (American, 1763–1852)
about 1815
Object PlaceVergennes, Vermont, United States
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave; quilted or stuffed work; knotted fringe
DimensionsOverall: 238.8 × 246.4 cm (94 × 97 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Textile & Costume Society, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession number2017.489
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceMade around 1815 by Mercer Bloomer Strong (1763-1852) of Vergennes, Vermont; After 2015, acquired by Gerald E. Roy of Warner, New Hampshire from a quilt collector; 2017, sold by Roy to the MFA. (Accession date: April 19, 2017)