Cover, Cloth
- Object Name:
- Cover, Cloth
- Object ID:
- 2016.056.23
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Corner decoration for mantelpiece. Red cotton with white needlework. Formed to fit over curved edge. Front part is woven or knitted cotton, with repeating white decorative pattern. Three tabs with downward facing points evenly spaced along lower edge. Three tufts of glass beads on each tab, one per corner. Cardboard triangle covered in red cotton attached at top edge, to set on top of mantelpiece.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Cardboard
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-6.8 W-10.2 D-6.6 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Burley-Haley family of Epping, NH. Came with Burley and Haley Family Papers (NHHS Library 2017.078 and 2017.127).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Joseph C. and Robert M. Burley Family Trust
- People:
- Burley, Harry B. (1867-1954)
- Subjects:
- Farms, Beads, Beadwork, Cotton, Hangings (Textiles), Fireplaces
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