Stenciled Cotton Bed Cover

Description:

Stenciled Cotton Bed Cover, New England, late 18th century, the bedcover with baskets of fruit and flowers, birds and flowerheads stenciled in shades of green, ochre, blue, and red/orange on a natural woven cotton ground, the initials "AC" embroidered in cross-stitch at top center, (some discoloration),78 x 66 in.

Provenance: This bed cover was previously sold at Skinner, Inc., on June 16, 1990, and according to a note once pinned to the spread it was "Made by Anna Cooper in the Year 1775 at Williamsport, Massachusetts. Cloth is handwoven by her and coloring is made of mineral and vegetable materials made by her as she refused to pay price and duty on the dyes and paint used and imported."
Estimate $12,000-15,000

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