Whitework bedspread

Item Information

Title:
Whitework bedspread
Description:
T-shaped white; large central potted flower with initials above; trailing vines with oak leaves and flowers along sides and bottom. Smaller vine across lower center with federal eagles. Knotted net fringe along sides and bottom.
Date:
1810–1840
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
candlewicking (embroidering)
cotton (textile)
fringe
stitching (generic process)
whitework
bedspreads
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
American (North American)
floral patterns
oak leaf (motif)
Cotton
Candlewicked
Hand Stitched
Whitework
Fringe
Floral
Eagle
Leaf
America
Extent:
Irregular: 124 in. x 110 in. (W x L)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/9972
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder, Jr.
Accession #:
1980.40
Identifier:
9972