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1931

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Cover

This is a Cover. It is dated late 18th–early 19th century and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is silk, metallic thread and its technique is taffeta with supplementary weft. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram Stevens Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 99 × 105.7 cm (39 in. × 41 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Cover; silk, metallic thread; H x W: 99 × 105.7 cm (39 in. × 41 5/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt, from the textile collection of Mrs. Abram Stevens Hewitt; 1931-4-26

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<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-6.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18318359/ |title=Cover |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=21 March 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>