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Comforter

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1830-1870

GUSN

GUSN-40055

Description

Red wool; green wool border on sides and bottom. Tacked with red yarn on green, and light blue on red wool (probably originally green). Red wool binding; heavily padded.

Details

Descriptive Terms

comforters
stitching
tabby (textile)
tacking
wool (textile)
Wool
Hand Stitched
Tacked
Novelty Weave
QUILT

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

76 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1938.1424

Places

Possibly Connecticut (United States)
Possibly Vermont (United States)
Possibly

Related Items

Title Quilt Accession Number 1938.1422

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