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Bed Curtain

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1805-1820

GUSN

GUSN-53000

Description

Rectangular; hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides. Thick arborescent stem; large scale drooping flowers in two styles with bellflowers, buds, berries in blue and yellow; orange ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bed curtains
block printing (relief printing process)
cotton (textile)
glazing (coating)
stitching
weaving
machine-made
piecing
alteration (process and technique)
Hanging, Bed
Curtain, Bed
Curtain, Bed

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

24 1/2 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1942.390B

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