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Quilted Bedspread

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1820-1830

GUSN

GUSN-9225

Description

T-shaped; tan cotton ground; large red and white rococo scrolls; flowering green viney plants sprouting from end of scroll. Overall quilted shell pattern; gathered ruffles along sides and bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bedspreads
chintz
cotton (textile)
piecing
quilting
ruffle
Needlework
Quilt
Quilt

Associated Building

Original To Stetson House,

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

102 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Marian Stetson

Accession Number

1981.2A

Reference Notes

Brackman, B.. Clues in the Calico. [No Publisher].

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Related Items

Title Cloth fragment Accession Number 1981.2B

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