Bedspread
- Object Name:
- Bedspread
- Object ID:
- 1944.016
- Creator:
- Grant, Abigail (1795-1842)
- Place of Origin:
- Lyme, NH
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Bedspread. Made by Abigail Grant (1795-1842), Lyme, NH; c. 1830. White cotton candlewick embroidered at 11 stitches/in with 2 ply S Twist cotton yarn on white cotton fabric; Satin stitches, outlining stitches, New England laid stitches, and French knots. Flowering vine pattern on center and edges a willow on right and left side. Commercially manufactured cotton ground plain weave with Z-twist singles. Corners cut away for bed posts. Seamed with .25" hem on all edges. "I.L. Grant" written in ink, lower right corner.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-94 L-89 inches
- Provenance:
- The bedspread was made by Abigail (Dimick) Grant (1795-1842) of Lyme, NH. Bequeathed to the Society by her grand-daughter, Isabella Louise Grant (1856-1943).
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Isabella Louise Grant
- Subjects:
- Sewing, Bedspreads, Textiles, Weaving
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