Collection Highlights
Thoughts on African Colonization
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.E448.G24.1832
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Embroidered pillow sham and coverlet
Object Number:
1942.405a-b
Date:
1812
Medium:
Cotton
Marks:
embroidered (candlewick): on each piece, in center star: "PC / 1812"
Description:
Whitework pillow sham and coverlet with embroidered candlewick design.
Gallery Label:
Phoebe Cotheal ("PC"), the original owner of this coverlet, was the great-grandmother of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
