Name/Title
Youth BedsheetEntry/Object ID
2025.1.13Description
A homespun, plain linen top sheet for a child's bed. The right, left, and bottom edges are scalloped, with white embroidered trim detailing. There is decorative circle of embroidered flowers and polka dots in the center.Textile Type
BeddingCollection
History CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.1Source or Donor
Rebecca Lucille Yates née BaineAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Rebecca YatesMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Rebecca Maria Baila née BogniRole
SeamstressDate made
circa 1911Time Period
20th CenturyNotes
Made by Rebecca for a youth bed from a linen sheet in her trousseau.Textile Details
Technique
Non-Woven, EmbroideryTextile Shape
SquareNotes
The original linen was 'factory woven.'Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BedsheetNomenclature Class
BeddingNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsDimensions
Width
72 inLength
83 inDimension Notes
Measurements taken while lying as flat as possible.