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Bedcover (England)
This is a Bedcover. It is dated 1720–40 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is cotton foundation, embroidery in long staple wool (crewel), silk, linen, foil-wrapped silk and its technique is embroidery on plain weave foundation using satin, stem, knot and running stitches in wool; stem stitch in silk; and backstitch in linen; accents of foil-wrapped silk. It is a part of the Textiles department.
This object was
donated by
Cora Ginsburg.
It is credited Gift of Cora Ginsburg in memory of Jean Mailey.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 218.4 × 205.1 cm (7 ft. 2 in. × 6 ft. 8 3/4 in.)
Cite this object as
Bedcover (England); cotton foundation, embroidery in long staple wool (crewel), silk, linen, foil-wrapped silk; H x W: 218.4 × 205.1 cm (7 ft. 2 in. × 6 ft. 8 3/4 in.); Gift of Cora Ginsburg in memory of Jean Mailey; 1993-128-1