Slipcover
- Object Name:
- Slipcover
- Object ID:
- 1984.057.22
- Place of Origin:
- United States/England
- Date:
- 1815-1835
- Description:
- Textile fragment, glazed cotton print, blues, coral, pinks, tan background.
Slipcover or chair seat cover. From the Clyde-Manley-Colby families. Chintz. Combination roller and block printed floral pattern in red, dark, and pale blue with a beige picotage ground on plain woven cotton. On reverse side some flowers are still yellow and leaves green, pigments now faded to on the front. Glazed finish on front surface. Edges finish with a 1" woven tape with stripes of brown and rose, folded over and hand stitched. Gathered on two corners creating a rounded shape. Opposite corners are slit 5" on the diagonal, pressed under 0.25" and hand hemmed on each side of the slit. Two 0.25" paper remnants, green on one side brown on the other, stitched under the trim to the underside of the cushion, possibly remnant of a manufacturer label. - Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-4 W-21 L-22.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Clyde-Manley-Colby families.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Edward Colby and Mrs. Ellmer Bergstrom
- People:
- Colby, Edward W., Bergstrom, Ruby
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