1796 - 1798 Bethiah Green's Embroidered Counterpane
date: label: date made
content: 1796-1805
label: date made
content: 1796-1798
name: label: maker
content: Green, Bethiah D.
notes: label: Description
content: Under the center basket of this embroidered counterpane is the inscription “Bethiah D. Green” and on the basket at the top is “Begun October 2, 1796.” The date “1798” appears several times in the border. In addition to the many birds and floral motifs, other designs include the head of George Washington; his riderless horse; a milestone inscribed “12 miles to Boston;” and a pig. According to family tradition, this quilt was inspired by an event that Bethiah witnessed in 1789 when George Washington, passing through Weston, Massachusetts, was nearly thrown from his horse when a pig ran across the road.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Quilts
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.E388872
label: accession number
content: 182022
label: catalog number
content: E388872
objectType: label: Object Name
content: counterpane
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, linen, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, linen, silk (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 103 in x 92 in; 261 cm x 234 cm