Swaddling cloth

Museum number:
2-58528
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2995
Description:
Printed cotton swaddling cloth with rural life scenes; a barn, two lovers, man wearing top hat and spats fishing, maiden raking. Composed of several pieces stitched together, cloth is badly faded and backed with a faded floral repeat print. Possibly French Toiles de Jouy.
Donor:
Mrs. Nathan W. Beauchamp and Nathan W. Beauchamp
Collection place:
Massachusetts
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
6.1 Cradles and Swaddling
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Swaddling cloth, accession number 2-58528, described as Printed cotton swaddling cloth with rural life scenes; a barn, two lovers, man wearing top hat and spats fishing, maiden raking. Composed of several pieces stitched together, cloth is badly faded and backed with a faded floral repeat print. Possibly French Toiles de Jouy.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Swaddling cloth, accession number 2-58528, described as Printed cotton swaddling cloth with rural life scenes; a barn, two lovers, man wearing top hat and spats fishing, maiden raking. Composed of several pieces stitched together, cloth is badly faded and backed with a faded floral repeat print. Possibly French Toiles de Jouy.

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