Bed Valance

Item Information

Title:
Bed Valance
Description:
One of three valances, with corner cascades pieced of glaze cotton of dark brown-purple ground with clusters of roses and stems and hydrangeas and stems with gimp type trimming along all sides except top; backed in tin-glazed cotton.
Date:
1840–1860
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
chintz
cotton (textile)
fringe
glazing (coating process)
weaving
piecing (needleworking)
bed valances
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Extent:
51 1/2 in. x 105 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/6769
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Estate of Miss Frances R. Morse
Accession #:
1929.335
Identifier:
6769