Mary Elizabeth (Motter) Tansill

Bedcover

c. 1880
Silk and cotton, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some resist dyed or printed (chiné), some self-patterned, some printed, some "watered" (moiré); pieced; backed with silk, plain weave; printed; edged with silk, satin weave
188.6 × 117.1 cm (74.3 × 46.1 in)

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