SHEET SET (BED COVERINGS)
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
A bed set consisting of a sheet and three long American pillowcases. The fabric of the set is a natural linen that has at the cuff end of the sheet a light peach colored Irish crochet lace. The three pillow cases have a light peach colored Irish crochet that is 11 inches deep at the opening. The crochet is different in style on the pillow cases from the sheet cuff but the style is so similar that they fit nicely together and since they were packaged together were probably used by Mrs. Post as a set. The design of the crochet has three dimensional flowers on each, the sheet cuff and pillow cases. However, the pillow edging has flowers with raised curls in the flower's centers of white contrasting thread. There are shamrocks throughout the design which on the sheet continue into the linen. On the pillow case edging the connecting bars have picots throughout whereas on the sheet cuff the bars in the larger areas are plain and the picots only appear on a scalloped lace-like ribbon crochet that meanders across the cuff. On each piece of this set is a satin stitch embroidered monogram in gold colored thread. MPD. Three inches from the crochet cuff and edging on the pillow cases, there is a zig-zag hemstitching that continues across the width and corner of the sheet and across the width only of the pillow cases. On the sheet there is a small crochet edging that runs along the sides of the cuff of the sheet. The design of this edging is composed of three rows of single crochet that build upon each other to form a scallop. The last row of the crochet has picots.
- Object name:
- SHEET SET (BED COVERINGS)
- Made from:
- Linen -- cotton
- Made in:
- UNKNOWN
- Date made:
- ca. 1935
- Size:
- Sheet: 104 × 102 in. (264.2 × 259.1 cm) Pillow Case: 20 1/2 × 47 in. (52.1 × 119.4 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 45.669.1-4
- Class:
- Linens
- Signature marks:
- monogram MPD Top center of the set This is executed in satin stitch embroidery.
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973