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Mattress

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-21502

Description

Double/ 3/4 straw mattress; cloth covering is white (yellowed due to age) w/ blue vertical stripes; white and brown checkered bordering at seams; small tufts of white yarn horizontally positioned across mattress.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mattresses
cloth
straw (plant material)
Straw
Cloth
MATTRESS

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

70 x 51.5 x 3.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3102

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