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Bed valence

mid 18th century
Object PlaceNew England, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave with wool embroidery and wool twill tape
Dimensions30.5 x 154.5 cm (12 x 60 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number34.39
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ClassificationsTextiles
Quilted bed cover
Mary Drew Fifield
1713 (original bed hangings)
View 1
mid 18th century
View 1
first quarter of the 18th century
Pocketbook
1750–1800
Double pocketbook
Williams Cushings
1779
third quarter of the 18th century
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