Description:
Coverlet fragment with a vase embroidered in blue linen thread on a white linen ground, from which emerges a pair of acanthus-like leaves; and an abstracted rose flower within the vase. This design was taken from the side curtain of a circa 1901 reproduction set of bed hangings made by Margaret Whiting (1860-1946) and Ellen Miller (1854-1929) , the co-founders of the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework in 1896. Whiting and Miller made the reproduction set after studying an original 18th century crewelwork set of bedhangings made by Keturah Baldwin of Dorset, Vermont. Shortly after the drawings of the original set were made, the original set burned in a fire, leaving only the reproduction. The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum owns drawings of the reproduction set. Examining early photographs, Suzanne Flynt, Curator of Memorial Hall Museum, discovered that the vase motif, when it was part of the side curtain, had a double-headed flower emerging from it. That flower has been separated from this vase embroidery, and now exists as an applique on the top panel of the matching coverlet in Historic Deerfield's collection, HD F.651. Dimensions of the actual fragment are 14.5" x 8.5"; dimensions of the embroidered vase are 10.125" x 6.5".
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Embroidery; Linen Link to share this object record:
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