Bed Curtain Fragment

Item Information

Title:
Bed Curtain Fragment
Description:
Head of bed curtain fragment. Square; off white and brown; showing two repeating scenes. One of man and pack horse approaching gristmill with bridge in foreground; other of two men approaching small bridge with farm in background. Floral swags between scenes.
Date:
1780–1790
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
copper engraving (printing process)
cotton (textile)
piecing (needleworking)
copper (metal)
head curtains
fragments (object portions)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
architecture (object genre)
architectural elements
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
bridges (built works)
floral patterns
genre pictures
Insecta (class)
swags
Cotton
Stipple Engraved
Pieced
Bird
Insect
Swag
Genre Scene
Architecture
Floral
Bridge
Places:
Massachusetts
Hersey House (Old House)
Extent:
57 in. x 57 in. (W x L)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/9302
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Accession #:
1963.62
Identifier:
9302