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A canopy for a flat-top doll's bed; an off-white cotton printed with delicate floral sprigs in brown, red, green and pink. All sides are ornamented with a cotton tape border with yellow and red wool swags. The headcloth is of the same fabric and is tacked into place.
miniatures (toys)
canopies (bed components)
headcloths (bed hangings)
cotton (textile)
printing (process)
floral patterns
Cotton
Transfer Printed
Floral
CANOPY AND HEADCLOTH
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
1991.1245A,B
Unknown
19.25 x 14 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1245AB
Title Doll's Canopy Bed Accession Number 1991.1243
Title Canopy Accession Number 1991.1268
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