Blue, black, gray, and brown bedcover made from suiting samples
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A bedcover made from suiting fabrics in muted tones of blue, gray, black, brown, and burgundy hand sewn together with red thread using a herringbone stitch. The pieces are all of uniform rectangular size, suggesting they are from a salesman's sample or swatch book. The bedcover is backed with a peach, blue, and cream woven plaid cotton, which is turned to the front and hand stitched to form the binding. There is no batting between the pieced top and the backing fabric. The bedcover is not quilted or tied, the top and back are only attached along the binding edge. A muslin sleeve is hand sewn to the back along one side.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
label: Classification
content: Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.162.9
objectType: label: Type
content: bedcovers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool cloth, wool and synthetic blend cloth, cotton cloth, and synthetic thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 87 1/4 × 68 1/2 in. (221.6 × 174 cm)