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Tester (or head cloth)
Tester (or head cloth)

Tester (or head cloth)

Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg) (American, 1718–1779)
around 1730–1740
Place of UseKensington, New Hampshire, United States
Object PlaceSalisbury, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLinen and cotton plain weave, wool embroidery
DimensionsOverall: 173.4 x 159.4 cm (68 1/4 x 62 3/4 in.)
Credit LineSpecial Textile Fund
Accession number51.1724a
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ClassificationsTextiles
Valance
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Part of a valance
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Narrow bed curtain
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
1750–75
Half of a wide bed curtain
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Valance
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
1750–75
Half of wide bed curtain
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Bed curtain (head cloth)
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
1750–75
Fragment of a crewel-work border, one of three part
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
About 1740
Fragment of a crewel-work border, one of three part
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
About 1740
Fragment of a crewel-work border, one of three part
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
About 1740
Bed valence
second quarter of the 18th century