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Bedspread

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1850-1885

GUSN

GUSN-9922

Description

Heavy twilled cotton with embroidered outline stitched floral motifs worked in white, tan and purple. Applied linen lace across one end.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bedspreads
cotton (textile)
embroidering
lace (needlework)
weaving
machine-made
Bedcover
Bedspread
Bedspread

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

74 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of George Henry Willson

Accession Number

1946.375A

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