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Maker(s):Ashley, Mary Ballantine (possibly)
Culture:American (probably)
Title:bed furnishings: fragments
Date Made:18th century
Type:Bedding
Materials:textile: wool, linen
Place Made:United States (probably)
Accession Number:  HD F.270B
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
One of two fragments decorated with polychrome wool crewel embroidery in a curvilinear floral and fruit design on a natural colored linen ground. 11/12/08: Kathleen Smith of Textile Reproductions indicated that this valance is not part of the embroidered bed hangings made by Mary Ballantine Ashley in Historic Deerfield's collection (HD 2008.3 and HD F.106A & B) - it differs from the set in many ways, including linen ground fabric, motifs and general "feel."

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Linen; Wool

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