Framed; red and white; dying woman in arms of African woman, child and husband; African man pointing inland to husband; all under palm tree. Shipwreck in background; people struggling ashore.
bed curtains
cotton (textile)
toile (textile material)
Hanging, Bed
Curtain, Bed
Curtain, Bed
Unknown
England
20 1/2 (W) (inches)
Estate of Miss Caroline M. Smith
1934.1263
Massachusetts (United States)
Title Bed Curtain Fragment Accession Number 1934.1156
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