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1979-1, Border
Petticoat Border
1979-1, Border

Petticoat Border

Date1750-1775
OriginAmerica, North Carolina, Gates County
MediumLinen warp and cotton weft.
Dimensions5 1/2" X 82 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Bettyanne Twigg
Object number1979-1
DescriptionPetticoat border: Long, narrow band of tabby weave linen and cotton. Ink drawings for crewel embroidery: 9 larger groups of flowers on curving stems; intervening spaces filled with small sprigs of flowers or fruit. three selvage to selvage widths, seamed together.ProvenanceFamily information states the border was owned by Anne Goodman Bethea, wife of Tristram Bethea of Chowan Precinct, North Carolina (now Gates County). They were married in 1735. The textile may also have belonged to their daughter, Mary. See letter in object file.