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A work made of linen, plain weave; curtains: embroidered with wool in cross, romanian, running, satin, and stem stitches; valances: embroidered in romanian, satin, and stem stitches.

Bed Curtain

c. 1760

Hannah Hinman Twitchell Pierce (American, 1721/22–1770) United States, Connecticut, Southbury

Connecticut

Linen, plain weave; curtains: embroidered with wool in cross, Romanian, running, satin, and stem stitches; valances: embroidered in Romanian, satin, and stem stitches

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Women artists