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Thankful Ross Gavitt

bed curtain; ?; crewel work, late 1700s

Description

Maker

  • Thankful Ross Gavitt, late 18th century, American

Title

bed curtain; ?; crewel work

Year

late 1700s

Medium

linen; cotton; wool

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • linen,
  • wool,
  • cotton

Techniques

  • stem stitch,
  • plain weave,
  • buttonhole stitch,
  • blanket stitch,
  • crewel work,
  • cross stitch,
  • couching,
  • seed stitch

Dimensions

243.8 cm (96 inches) (length)

Place

Rhode Island

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Fund

Object Number

79.025

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)

July 17 - September 6, 1987

Needlework

February 19 - April 25, 1982

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is bed curtain; ?; crewel work with the accession number of 79.025. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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