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Bed Curtain Fragment

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

ca. 1840

GUSN

GUSN-223085

Description

Fragment of a bed curtain made from three pieces sewn together vertically; glazed chintz with brown and white vertically-striped background, red, green, dark brown, yellow and white flroal and vine pattern; bound at top edge with striped cotton tape.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bed curtains
chintz
block printing (relief printing process)
floral patterns
Curtain

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

43 x 11 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. James Coggeshall

Accession Number

2003.21.2.3

Places

Rollinsford (Strafford county, New Hampshire)
New Hampshire (United States)
England (United Kingdom) [country]

Related Items

Title Valance Accession Number 2003.21.2.1AB
Title Valance Accession Number 2003.21.2.2
Title Bed Curtain Fragment Accession Number 2003.21.2.3

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