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Bedspread

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1825-1850

GUSN

GUSN-28925

Description

White; woven candlewicking design with central stylized eight bastioned "snowflake" motif; star in center, angled trees and flowers inside. Body of spread covered in concentric borders; bar and dot; line and chevron with flowering plants; chain, line interspersed with rings and finally chain; self-fringed edge on top and bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bedspreads
candlewicking (embroidering)
cotton (textile)
fringe
weaving
whitework
Cotton
Fringe
Woven
Candlewicked
Whitework
Geometric
Floral
Star
Industrialization
Snowflake
BEDSPREAD

Inscription

Candlewicked at bottom corner top: LF11

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

77 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Margaret Wyman

Accession Number

1920.17

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