Doll Bed Canopy and Headcloth

Item Information

Title:
Doll Bed Canopy and Headcloth
Description:
A canopy for a flat-top doll's bed; an off-white cotton printed with delicate floral sprigs in brown, red, green and pink. All sides are ornamented with a cotton tape border with yellow and red wool swags. The headcloth is of the same fabric and is tacked into place.
Date:
1810–1830
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
cotton (textile)
printing (process)
miniatures (toys)
canopies (bed components)
headcloths (bed hangings)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
floral patterns
Cotton
Transfer Printed
Floral
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
19.25 in. x 14 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/2795
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1991.1245AB
Identifier:
2795