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Baby blanket

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1859-1866

GUSN

GUSN-24591

Description

Brushed cotton baby blanket, light green w/ embroidered floral detail in silk at one end. Embroidered scalloped edges. Corners square except for the rounded head cover w/ two drawstring ribbons for securing around baby's head.

Details

Descriptive Terms

blankets (coverings)
napping
brushwork
cotton (textile)
embroidering
Cotton
Embroidered
Brushed
BLANKET

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

26 x 27 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.5413

Places

Maine (United States)

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