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1810-1840
GUSN-49696
White linen slipcover, roughly square with rounded corners. Four curling leaf motifs in stuffed whitework on face. Edged all around with self-piping. Diagonal quilting on ground. Attached 4" wide drop; also quilted. Serpentine vine in stuffed whitework. Attached 5" wide secondary drop, plain linen, to tuck under linen backing on quilted section. Drawstring through hem.
slipcovers (furniture coverings)
cotton (textile)
stitching
quilting
upholstering
whitework
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
Cover, Furnishing
Slipcover
Cotton
Hand Stitched
Whitework
Upholstered
Quilted
Foliate
Slipcover
Unknown
17 x 18 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder, Jr.
1980.38
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