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Bedcover

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Three scenes of children within a diamond lattice grid of leaves and berries. In purple on white. Textile is made up as a bedcover which is quilted, stuffed and lined.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
ca. 1840
Credit Line
Bequest of Elinor Merrell
Medium
Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved roller on plain weave
Dimensions
Warp x Weft: 212 x 136 cm (6 ft. 11 7/16 in. x 53 9/16 in.)
Type
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Bedcover
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