Chenille bedspreads: line-tufted tulips, dot-tufted florals and diamond lattice
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- Date
- undated (mid-20th century style)
- Place
- 305 S Depot St, Dalton, GA 30720
- Held by
- Shaw Floors / Bandy art center, Dalton, Georgia
- Collection
- Photo: Tuft the World, taken at the Shaw Floors / Bandy art center, 305 S Depot St, Dalton, Georgia. The photograph is yours; the spreads belong to the center, so check its photo policy before publishing outside the database.
- Materials
- cotton
- Themes
- Chenille & candlewick, Machine tufting & Dalton
Cite this source
Unknown maker. Chenille bedspreads: line-tufted tulips, dot-tufted florals and diamond lattice, undated (mid-20th century style). Shaw Floors / Bandy art center, Dalton, Georgia.
Research notes
Three spreads showing the two basic chenille looks: - Line tufting: continuous rows of cut pile drawing a tulip and scrolls in two greens on white (beside it, a white spread with a blue diamond lattice and blue dots). - Dot tufting: separate tufts in rows, as in the red-and-tan floral with a diamond border, and a dense all-over yellow-orange floral (detail shows the fluffed cut ends of each tuft). Useful for showing how the same needle-and-cutter technique gives either drawn lines or stippled dots, and how close rows build solid areas. Record accession numbers, labels and dates on a return visit.