Bedcover
| Title | Bedcover |
|---|---|
| Artist | Executed by Rebecca C. Hayward American, active c. 1849 United States, Massachusetts, Winchendon |
| Date | c. 1849 19th century |
| Medium | Wool, broken twill weave; fulled; embroidered with wool and silk in back, individual back, looped back (cut to form pile), chain, feather, fly, long-armed cross, satin, individual satin, and stem stitches; lined with cotton, plain weave; roller and possibly block printed; glazed |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Massachusetts Massachusetts |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Director's Capital Campaign Endowment |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Bedcover” is a work by Executed by Rebecca C. Hayward American, active c. 1849 United States, Massachusetts, Winchendon, dated c. 1849. It is executed in wool, broken twill weave; fulled; embroidered with wool and silk in back, individual back, looped back (cut to form pile), chain, feather, fly, long-armed cross, satin, individual satin, and stem stitches; lined with cotton, plain weave; roller and possibly block printed; glazed and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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