Embroidered bed hangings

Ruth Culver Coleman

ca. 1760–75 · Linen embroidered with wool · The American Wing

This work is composed of nine different-size panels of embroidered fabric; some panels are woven exclusively of linen, and others are of a linen/cotton fabric. The piece is embroidered with the same stitches as 61.48.1 in floral motifs in multiple shades of blue wool.

Artist

Ruth Culver Coleman

Date

ca. 1760–75

Medium

Linen embroidered with wool

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Sansbury-Mills Fund, 1961