White cotton dust ruffle. Sewn to sheet on three sides. Not continuous ruffle, three separate pieces. Bottom sheet plain. Ruffle gathered at top, open net / lace weaving, solid stripe alternating with chain-like pattern. 1' hem.
Bedspread, Jacquard-woven, reversible, beige (originally white?) background with red and two shades of green woven in. Central medallion design has a central flower, surrounded by a sun, surrounded by more flowers. At outside corners, spread-wing eagle c
White cotton bedspread. Fringe on three sides. Worked in candlewicking, eight-pointed star in bottom two corners. Design of swagged garlands in layered rows around piece, squarish shape overall. In center, large presidential eagle with outspread wings, s
White cotton bedspread. Woven with candlewick designs. Border has geometric scallop design with flower in each arc. Next is a band of meander, then an undulating band with plants on rises and trees in dips. Next is another band of meander then the centra
White cotton bedspread, machine-made with raised stylized floral / foliate motifs in a candlewick technique. Two central joined medallions. Two ends hemmed, lined with white cotton, two other seams are rolled .
Very large stained area throughout center. Long repair seam 38" long from one edge; a shorter repair seam from same edge is 6.5". An oblong patch on reverse covering weak area is 4.25" x 1.5". Many weark / worn areas throughout with holes on top of raised work revealing inner yarns.
Cotton bedspread. White on white quilting, square with fringed edging on three sides. Motifs of sunflowers, strawberries and grape vines. Continuous serpentine foliate vine around border. Signed in ink at bottom left corner: 'Mary E Lane; signed in cross-stitch, HRL at top right corner with additional note in ink: "for MS Kennedy 1899."
Mary E. Lane No 2 written in ink in bottom left corner. HRL cross-stitched with "for MS Kennedy 1899'" written in ink at top right corner.
Length (cm)
254
Length (ft)
8.3333333333
Length (in)
100
Width (in)
100
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2022-11-09
Condition Notes
Some staining.
Object ID
W.1992.015.001
Notes
Since the quilting on this bedspread is too sophisticated for a young girl, it is probable that Jane Buchanan Lane, Mary and Harriet's mother, was the person who made the bedspread. The signatures in ink and cross stitch inform us that sisters, Mary E. and Harriet R. Lane owned the coverlet at different times in their lives. In or before 1899, Harriet added the message that the textile was to be next owned by her maternal cousin, May Selden Kennedy.
White, quilted design weave gives appearance of crocheted, ridges outside border have stylized flowers, plants, then chevron band. >>>> Various panels incorporating stylized plants, circles with hex-like designs and dots. Large central circle is actually
White on white embroidered work. Four panels at each corner with scrolled designs. Stripes in between panels. Central panel with ancathus leaf designs and pine cone-like shapes, central circle of same motifs. Fringed edges on three sides. Maker's mark: '
White bedspread, woven with design. Central circle of roses surrounded by a solid band and then a circle of dots. A garland of daisies around all. Background of stripes and rows of small flowers. One row of roses one-third of the way in on each side.
Cotton blanket. Lined in white. Pink fabric on white. Large eight-pointed star in center with small eight-pointed stars around border. In between is swagging shape with tri-leaf shapes at points.
Jacquard woven blanket formed by two layers of intersecting dyed and undyed fabric. It was manufactured, not hand woven, due to the size of the loom required and complexity of punching the cards to form the pattern. Blue base with undyed wool forming a floral design.with starburst and diamond alternating patterns in between. Green fabric tape found on edges. Design is reversed in color on opposite side. Center design is cluster of four rose plants. Border is a foliate vine with blossoms.
Supposedly owned by Harriet Lane when she attended Georgetown Visitation Convent. Unknown how it came to be in donor's possession. Donor's son and daughter-in-law posited that perhaps Charlotte A. Bauer (donor) received it from Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden, who was a cousin by marriage to John Alden. Mrs. Cynthia W. Alden had many connections in the 1880s and may have received the blanket from Harriet Lane Johnston.
