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Enbroidered bed curtain, Sarah Noyes Chester, ca. 1745, Linen embroidered with wool
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Bed · Wethersfield

Enbroidered bed curtain

Sarah Noyes Chester · Wethersfield · ca. 1745

Medium
Linen embroidered with wool
Dimensions
87 3/4 x 70 5/8 in. (222.9 x 179.4 cm)
Accession
44.140
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coit Johnson, through their son and daughter, 1944
Culture
American

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