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Patchwork bedcover
Crazy patchwork bedcover of silk and velvet made up in nine squares, with maroon border decorated with ribbon rose buds and embroidery. Wine coloured silk lining. Various embroidered motifs on patches. Made in 1884 by Miss Jennie A. Jones, a Welsh-American from Chicago. The bedcover supposedly won first prize at the Chicago Exhibition of 1884.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
38.768
Creation/Production
Jones, Miss Jennie A.
Date: 1884
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Width
(cm): 171
Length
(cm): 171
Techniques
patchwork
embroidery
Material
silk (fabric)
velvet
Location
In store
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