handknitted bedspread

Name/Title

handknitted bedspread

Entry/Object ID

1976.034.356

Description

Handknitted bespread made of a heavy crochet-type cotton. There is a cable stitch plus triangular border around the edge of four sides. There are five cotton loops attached to the straight edge. The design consists of four squares joined together, at the centre of the join is a a four-petalled, flower-like design. Squares were probably knitted spearately and then sewn together outside border was done after squares were together, stitches being picked up along the edge.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Mitchell, Mrs. Joe (Gert)

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-76

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bedspread

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bedcover

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

handknitted bedspread

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

February 10, 1996

Update Date

January 10, 2024