Quilted bed cover
Mary Drew Fifield
(American, 1672–1713)
Mary Fifield Adams
(American, 1694–1748)
Bethiah Avery Grosvenor
(1781–1833)
1713 (original bed hangings)
Object PlaceMassachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen and cotton twill (fustian) with wool embroidery; pieced and quilted; linen plain weave backing and silk twill tape
Dimensions204 x 147 cm (80 5/16 x 57 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGIft of Mrs. Joseph Avery Manning
Accession number31.694
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ProvenanceMade from set of bed hangings embroidered before 1713 by Mary (Drew) Fifield (1672-1713) and her step-daughter Mary Fifield (1694-1748), who married Boston brewer Samuel Adams (b. 1689) in 1713; Bed hangings inherited by daughter Mary Adams (b. 1717), who married Boston tailor James Allen in 1742; Bed hangings inherited by daughter Mary Adams (1754-1842), who married the Rev. Joseph Avery of Holden, Massachusetts; Valance and large curtain inherited and made into bedcover by daughter Bethiah Avery (1781-1833) probably sometime before her marriage to Jonathan Grosvenor in 1804; Bed cover inherited by oldest daughter Lucy Bethiah (Grosvenor) Manning; Inherited by son David Manning; Inherited by son Alexander Bigelow Manning; Gift to uncle Joseph Avery Manning of Brookline; Gift to MFA from Mrs. Joseph Avery Manning in 1931
early 19th century
18th century
first quarter of the 18th century
late 17th century
late 17th century
late 17th century
second quarter of the 18th century
second quarter of the 18th century
second quarter of the 18th century
second quarter of the 18th century
second quarter of the 18th century