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Bed Curtain

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

ca. 1674

GUSN

GUSN-9298

Description

Twilled fustian; two shades of green crewel wool embroidery in large scale outline floral designs of long leafy stemmed plants. B) Rectangular panel of three pieces; nine long cotton tape tabs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bed curtains
crewelwork (technique)
cross-stitching
embroidering
fustian
stitching
piecing
weaving
wool (textile)
Jacobean
Fustian
Twilled
Crewelworked
Hand Stitched
Embroidered
Pieced
Cross-stitched
Wool
Jacobean
HANGING, BED

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

59 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1964.5B

Places




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