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Corded bedcover

(American, 1732–1805)
about 1790
Object PlaceFairfield, Connecticut
Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave, backed with linen plain weave; embroidered in trapunto
DimensionsOverall: 257.8 × 253.7 cm (101 1/2 × 99 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John B. Reynolds and Mrs. Nathaniel Wales
Accession number24.146
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceLent by Mrs. B. W. Munroe, May 29, 1912. Lent by Mrs. John P. Reynolds and Mrs. Nathaniel Wales, Jan. 16, 1920.
about 1744
probalby late 17th or early 18th century
around 1810
16th century
early 19th century
18th century
probably first half of 19th century
1770s
1850–75