Valance for a bed
Before 1771
Medium/TechniqueLinen plain weave quilted to linen plain weave, corded with cotton batting
Dimensions49.5 x 149 cm (19 1/2 x 58 11/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 1.49 x .495
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Henrietta (Karl) Heinzen
Accession number91.175
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ProvenanceMrs. Heinzen inherited this piece of quilting from her great grandmother, a French woman, and can trace it back 120 years but does not know how much older than that it may be.
early 18th century
18th century
early 18th century
early 18th century
18th century
18th century
1713 (original bed hangings)
1770-1785
first quarter 19th century
early 18th century