[Photographs of candlewick spreads]
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- Made by
- Decorative Arts Photographic Collection (Winterthur Library)
- Date
- photographs undated; spreads "Most were made in the early nineteenth-century"
- Held by
- Winterthur Library
- Collection
- Decorative Arts Photographic Collection (DAPC), Visual Resources, Winterthur Library
- Number
- DAPC barcode 000054198 (record vtls000047773)
- Size
- 1 folder (approx. 4 photoprints) : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. or smaller
- Themes
- Hooked & handmade rugs
Cite this source
Decorative Arts Photographic Collection (Winterthur Library). “[Photographs of candlewick spreads],” photographs undated; spreads "Most were made in the early nineteenth-century". DAPC barcode 000054198 (record vtls000047773), Decorative Arts Photographic Collection (DAPC), Visual Resources, Winterthur Library, Winterthur Library. library.winterthur.org/Record/vtls000047773.
Research notes
WinterCat: "Folder contains photographs and information sheets related to four bedspreads decorated with candlewick embroidery in which heavy cotton threads are pulled into loops to form designs. Most were made in the early nineteenth-century." Reproduction by written permission only from object's owner. The owners of the four spreads are not named in the record. Why it matters: Before the machine: candlewick spreads are the looped-cotton ancestor of Dalton tufting; the information sheets may give owners, dates and whether any loops were cut (tufted). Needs a visit to Visual Resources. Found: Winterthur Library catalogue (WinterCat), search "candlewick", 2026-10-28.