Fragment of an 18th Century Embroidered Counterpane
notes: label: Description
content: Silk and wool embroidery on plain--weave cotton; embroidered through the lining of plain-weave linen. Predominantly chain stitch. Remnant of pattern of exotic floral sprigs and sprays with a peacock, in many colors of 2-ply worsted yarns (crewels). Ground embroidered in a vermicular pattern in yellow silk. Yellow silk ribbon binding on 2 sides. 18th century
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Miss Lydia Biddle
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T15173.000
label: catalog number
content: T15173.000
label: accession number
content: 13288
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Embroidery, Crewel
label: Object Name
content: counterpane fragment
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 21 in x 16 1/2 in; 53.34 cm x 41.91 cm