Rectangular; royal blue silk or rayon head cloth or curtain. Hemmed top and bottom; selvage sides.
headcloths (bed hangings)
machine sewing (technique)
weaving
machine-made
piecing
rayon
silk (textile)
Hanging, Bed
Curtain, Bed
Curtain, Bed
1939.60P
Unknown
71 (W) (inches)
Gift of William Sumner Appleton
1939.68PQ
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