Blue and cream coverlet

Date:
c.1880
Reference:
WA/HSW/OB/A.12.2
Part of:
Personal papers of Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853-1936)
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Loose weave blue and cream checked cotton coverlet woven on a hand loom. This was supposedly made by Mary Wellcome [née Curtis], Henry Wellcome's mother, showing signs of heavy use including staining and a tear repaired to centre.

Publication/Creation

c.1880

Physical description

1 coverlet Cotton

Acquisition note

HSW

Terms of use

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