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1730-1750
GUSN-46797
Samuel Alden christening blanket. Small rectangular, seamed with rose silk backing; top of woven damask gold silk ground with designs of flowers and birds in green and white.
blankets (coverings)
damask
stitching
piecing
silk (textile)
textiles
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
floral patterns
Silk
Damask
Hand Stitched
Pieced
Floral
Bird
Unidentified Textile
BLANKET
Attached tag: 1465.3 SPNEA
Unknown
41 (W) (inches)
1963.255
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