The practical book of early American arts and crafts . if HANDWOVEN BLUE AND WHITE COVERLETS, EIGHTEENTH CENTURYCourtesy of John C. Nippea, Esq., Haddonfield, New Jersey ?| I 1 S» 8 » f S t ?• ^ ^./ V7 i >^Vv/h.^»w.^ ^•^^ ^ ^?•^^^^f^^ ,MA»»»J«f » ^VVVWi. BLUE AND WHITE HANDWOVEN COVERLETS, EIGHTEENTH CENTURYFrishmuth Collection, Pennsvlvania Museum and School of Industrial Art DECORATIVE -WEAVING 273 while the truckle or trundle bed served for the childrenand domestics of the household. The elaborate em-broidered or brocaded hangings of the state bedsteadsand the costly coverlets belongi
The practical book of early American arts and crafts . if HANDWOVEN BLUE AND WHITE COVERLETS, EIGHTEENTH CENTURYCourtesy of John C. Nippea, Esq., Haddonfield, New Jersey ?| I 1 S» 8 » f S t ?• ^ ^./ V7 i >^Vv/h.^»w.^ ^•^^ ^ ^?•^^^^f^^ ,MA»»»J«f » ^VVVWi. BLUE AND WHITE HANDWOVEN COVERLETS, EIGHTEENTH CENTURYFrishmuth Collection, Pennsvlvania Museum and School of Industrial Art DECORATIVE -WEAVING 273 while the truckle or trundle bed served for the childrenand domestics of the household. The elaborate em-broidered or brocaded hangings of the state bedsteadsand the costly coverlets belonging to them were theobjects of great care and esteem, and were so highlyprized that they were especially mentioned in inven-tories of household gear and bequeathed in wills. During the whole of the eighteenth century, the hey-day of the four-poster, bedsteads were regarded withspecial pride by our f oremothers, and their fitting equip-ment was a matter of much housewifely concern. InEngland the bedchamber not infrequently did duty as areception room, while, in the Colonies, plenty of in-stances are on record where a great bedstead, fullygarnished with valances, curtains, and coverlet, formeda part of the parlour furniture. Under the circum-stances, the
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