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Quilted bedcover
American
around 1760
Object Place: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave; pieced and quilted
Dimensions
206 x 184.2 cm (81 1/8 x 72 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William H. White
Accession Number43.177
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPieced quilt with horizontal and vertical bands of pink and white silk plain weave, probably made from mid-18th century quilted petticoat said to have belonged to Susannah Crafts Heath of Brookline, Massachusetts. There is evidence of pocket slits on back, and there are about 10-11 quilting stitches per inch.
ProvenanceDonated to the museum by Mrs. Wiliam H. White