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Quilted bed cover
English
1780–1800
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Cotton, linen; printed
Dimensions
249.5 x 247 cm (98 1/4 x 97 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Choate
Accession Number59.587
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFaced with three chintzes. Top: two copperplate prints in sepia on natural cotton. Central print shows figures in rural settings; border print shows twisted ribbons and delicate floral sprays. Reverse natural cotton ground; pattern of hexagonal mesh. Border print badly rotted. Both faces stained and worn. A number of holes.