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Quilted bed cover

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1890-1950

GUSN

GUSN-308602

Description

Quilted cotton bed cover slit at foot to accomodate foot rail. Eight-pointed stars on white background; primary colors red, brown, yellow andl pink. Quilted in diamond pattern.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bedspreads
cotton (textile)
Bedcover
Bedspread
Bedspread

Associated Building

Original To Nickels-Sortwell House (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

101 3/4 x 101 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Frances Sortwell

Accession Number

1958.463

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