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Half of wide bed curtain
Half of wide bed curtain

Half of wide bed curtain

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 with wool embroidery, linen plain weave tape, metal rings
Dimensions205 x 94.5 cm (80 11/16 x 37 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number52.389
On View
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ClassificationsTextiles
Narrow bed curtain
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
1750–75
Half of a wide bed curtain
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Valance
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Part of a valance
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
Valance
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
1750–75
Bed curtain (head cloth)
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
1750–75
Tester (or head cloth)
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
around 1730–1740
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
Fragment of a crewel-work border, one of three part
Elizabeth Parsons (Fogg)
About 1740
Bed valence
second quarter of the 18th century
Linen worked in crewels
first half of 18th century