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Object Name
Bedspread
Object Number
1977-02-1
Description
Whitework embroidery coverlet. Heavy linen ground with all over embroidered design. 5 lines around outside of coverlet - center line has shamrocks or snowflakes along line at intervals. Inside these lines is a border of tulips joined by 3 lines that swag from flower to flower. Interior has a large outline of a shamrock. Star in center, 4 fern leaves pointing towards star. Two ends hemmed.
Comment
"Made in Litchfield for my great-great-grandparents John and Catherine Marsh Bissell, used in their home on East Street. Initials in corner are of the maker. SS stands for seamstress and the 12 stands for 1812..."
Category
Furnishings
Maker
Date Made
1812
Dimensions
95" x 108"
Materials
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