SHEET SET (BED COVERINGS)
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
A white linen bed set consisting of a sheet and three pillow cases. The major design elements are the Davies coat of arms in blue tinted white embroidery and insets of heavy Belgian ? Venise needle lace with picot bars and some needle ground. On either side of the needle lace insets there are appliqued flowers with accents of embroidery. The flower pattern of the applique and the needle lace are matching. Along the back opening of the pillow cases there are 5 buttons. Originally the spacing indicates 6 buttons, but each case is missing one button.
- Object name:
- SHEET SET (BED COVERINGS)
- Made from:
- Linen -- cotton
- Made in:
- Belgium
- Date made:
- ca. 1935
- Size:
- Sheet: 131 × 97 in. (332.7 × 246.4 cm) Pillow Case: 25 × 32 1/2 in. (63.5 × 82.6 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 45.682.1-4
- Class:
- Linen/lace
- Signature marks:
- inscription INTEGRITAS Banner of the coat of arms. This is executed in blue tinted embroidery.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973