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1760-1775
GUSN-9353
Rectangular, lightly scalloped, off white. Polychromatic wool embroidery; blue and/or green wool undulating vine with large flowers. Stemmed flowers and outlined leaves attached; vine loops at one end. Colors: greens, blues, pink, gold,yellow, olive, lavender, purple, plum and rusts. Hemmed edges.
bed valances
fragments
crewelwork (technique)
embroidering
linen (material)
piecing
wool (textile)
floral patterns
Linen
Wool
Crewelworked
Embroidered
Pieced
Floral
Valance
Rust, Joanna, Miss (Maker)
Ipswich, MA, USA
11 (W) (inches)
Gift of Annie Manning Selfridge
1925.474
Massachusetts (United States)
Title Bed valance fragment Accession Number 1925.473
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