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Throw Pillow

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-57033

Description

Throw piillow with grisaille beadwork centered on maroon wool. Raised floral bouquet in red and white on tan bordered with red.

Details

Descriptive Terms

throw pillows
Berlin woolwork
beads (pierced objects)
Pillow, Throw
Pillow, Throw

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

23 x 23 x 10 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.1677

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