Linen Top Sheet

Name/Title

Linen Top Sheet

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.10

Description

A large, plain, white linen top sheet. The bottom edge has decorative eyelets/inset netting, with 'R' embroidered in white in one corner, and 'B' embroidered in the opposite corner.

Textile Type

Bedding

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Rebecca Lucille Yates née Baine

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Rebecca Yates

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Rebecca Maria Baila née Bogni

Role

Seamstress

Date made

circa 1911

Time Period

20th Century

Textile Details

Technique

Embroidery, Netting, Non-Woven

Textile Shape

Square

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bedsheet

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Width

101 in

Length

113 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while lying as flat as possible.

Material

Linen

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good