Bedspread

Name/Title

Bedspread

Entry/Object ID

2025.106.01

Description

Crocheted linen bedspread, six-pointed star pattern. Made c. 1915-26 by the donor's mother, Anna D. Friedler. Friedler (Chana Dina Feld [Larkenfeld]) was born in 1898 in Poland and immigrated into the United States as a child, via Ellis Island. Lived in New York City, then in Lewiston/Auburn in Maine. Lived in New York at the time of the Triangle Fire and was a member of the International Garment Workers Union.

Textile Type

Bedding

Collection

General Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Friedler, Anna D.

Date made

circa 1915 - circa 1926

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

New York, NY

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bedspread

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bedcover

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Material

Linen

Colors

Color

White

Color Notes

Discolored to light brown.

Location

Location

Exhibit Room

Mill Worker's Bedroom Exhibit

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Exhibit

Date

November 2, 2025

Created By

historian@millmuseum.org

Create Date

November 2, 2025

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

November 2, 2025