White; rounded corners at front. Candlewicking of large central spreading stemmed flowering plant; smaller flower at base. Border of swag, double at top; fringed edges.
bedspreads
candlewicking (embroidering)
cotton (textile)
dimity
fringe
stitching
whitework
floral patterns
Cotton
Dimity
Fringe
Whitework
Hand Stitched
Candlewicked
Floral
BEDSPREAD
Candlewicking at top: 1819/Westfield Sept/ Harriet Sackett's
Possibly Sackett, Harriet (Maker)
Westfield (?), MA, USA
90.5 (W) (inches)
1960.61
Massachusetts (United States)
Possibly
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