Bedcover
| Title | Bedcover |
|---|---|
| Artist | Mary Elizabeth (née Motter) Tansill (American, 1847-1936) United States, Illinois, Clayton |
| Date | c. 1880 19th century |
| Medium | Silk and cotton, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some resist dyed or printed (chiné), some self-patterned, some printed, some "watered" (moiré); pieced; backed with silk, plain weave; printed; edged with silk, satin weave |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | United States United States |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. Robert Gardner Anderson in memory of Mrs. William France Anderson |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Bedcover” is a work by Mary Elizabeth (née Motter) Tansill (American, 1847-1936) United States, Illinois, Clayton, dated c. 1880. It is executed in silk and cotton, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some resist dyed or printed (chiné), some self-patterned, some printed, some "watered" (moiré); pieced; backed with silk, plain weave; printed; edged with silk, satin weave 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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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to c. 1880. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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