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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1820-1850

GUSN

GUSN-40640

Description

Cream flannel backed with white silk and trimmed with border of white silk braid in meander pattern.

Details

Descriptive Terms

blankets (coverings)
embroidering
flannel
stitching
silk (textile)
twill
wool (textile)
childhood
Children's furnishing
Wool
Silk
Hand Stitched
Embroidered
Childhood
Twill
Flannel
Meander
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Maker

Bird, Eliza Kuhn (Maker)

Dimensions

45 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Frederic A. Turner

Accession Number

1940.569

Reference Notes

Mitchell, James R.. Early American Life. [No Publisher]._____ Note _____"Brass Andiron Makers of Boston", August, 1980.

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