Linen Bed Sheet, C K
Dateca. 1770
OriginEngland or Ireland
MediumLinen, 59 warps x 48 wefts per inch, with blue silk embroidery threads
DimensionsOL 142 1/2" x OW 104"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-665,1
DescriptionThis is a bed sheet made of fine, bleached tabby-woven linen. It consists of three selvage-width panels, butted and seamed at selvages. The top and bottom of the sheet are finished with a 1/4" hem. One corner is marked with a coronet and the initials "C K", both of which are worked in blue silk cross stitches.Mark(s)Coronet over the initials "C K"ProvenancePrior to 1952, passed by descent to William Augustus Henry King [1894-1958] (London, England); 1952, purchased by Doris Langley Moore; 1952, purchased by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)
1750-1830
1810-1830
