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Bedcover

Rebecca C. Hayward, c. 1849

2.56 m × 2.56 m

It would not fit through your front door. Stood on end it is 1.5 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 2.56 m
Width: 2.56 m
Medium: Wool, broken twill weave; fulled; embroidered with wool and silk in back, individual back, looped back (cut to form pile), chain, feather, fly, long-armed cross, satin, individual satin, and stem stitches; lined with cotton, plain weave; roller and possibly block printed; glazed
Kind: Textile
Made in: Massachusetts
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: 256 × 225.7 cm (100 3/4 × 88 7/8 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 2.26 m × 2.56 m. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Director's Capital Campaign Endowment

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 2.56 m × 2.56 m. It would not fit through your front door. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made c. 1849. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Director's Capital Campaign Endowment.
How was it made?: Wool, broken twill weave; fulled; embroidered with wool and silk in back, individual back, looped back (cut to form pile), chain, feather, fly, long-armed cross, satin, individual satin, and stem stitches; lined with cotton, plain weave; roller and possibly block printed; glazed, made in Massachusetts.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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