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Fragments of a coverlet (one of seven)
English
first half of 18th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Linen, embroidery
Dimensions
28.5 x 74.5 cm (11 1/4 x 29 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Wesley Maynard
Accession Number33.646b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: natural-colored linen quilted with backstitch in a diaper pattern. Design: detached motifs of flowers and birds, etc., in pseudo-Chinese style. Narrow running border of flowering vine. Worked with chainstitch in silks (greens, red, blue, blue green, brown, and yellow). According to the donor these are parts of a bedspread made in 1819 by ladies of the English Court and presented by them to Lady Averil Hazen (or Hayzen) upon the occasion of her marriage. From their style it seems more likely that the date should be 1719.