Bed Valance
1725–50
Place of CreationMassachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen and cotton plain weave with wool embroidery
Dimensions35 x 85 cm (13 3/4 x 33 7/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .85 x .35 including trimming on one side, of white braid and knotted fringe
Credit LineGift of Samuel Bradstreet
Accession number19.601
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ProvenanceInherited by Samuel Bradstreet; Gift to the MFA, 1919
early 18th century
around 1730–1740
around 1730–1740
1750–75
first half of 18th century
first quarter of the 18th century
1713 (original bed hangings)
around 1725
1725–50
second quarter of the 18th century
1750–75
around 1730–1740