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Table Cover or Bedspread

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1830-1850

GUSN

GUSN-9974

Description

White; embroidered frame of undulating grape vine; vine and stem stem stitch; leaves and grapes satin stitch. Body three rows of three stemmed pinwheel-like grape vine clusters. Border of parallel lines of stem and back stitch; applied commercial fringe.

Details

Descriptive Terms

table carpets
table linens
cotton (textile)
embroidering
fringe
stitching
weaving
whitework
floral patterns
vine scrolls
Cotton
Fringe
Embroidered
Whitework
Hand Stitched
Floral
Vine
Twilled
THROW, TABLE

Associated Building

Original To Baxter Homestead,

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

59 x 52 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1967.105

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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