Hand-tufted peacock 'chenille' bedspread
Object · not yet checked at the source
- Made by
- unknown maker (northwest Georgia, near Dalton, probably)
- Date
- 1910-1930
- Place
- Georgia
- Held by
- National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
- Number
- 2016.0080.01
- Materials
- chenille
- Size
- 82 3/8 in x 62 3/4 in (209.2 x 159.4 cm)
- Themes
- Machine tufting & Dalton
Cite this source
unknown maker (northwest Georgia, near Dalton, probably). Hand-tufted peacock ‘chenille’ bedspread, 1910-1930. National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, 2016.0080.01. collections.si.edu/search/detail/edanmdm:nmah_1807334.
Research notes
NMAH record: "An all-white twin or daybed 'chenille' bedspread, hand tufted cotton on a twill weave cotton ground. Unknown maker, 1st third 20th century (probably) northwest Georgia, near Dalton." Twill-weave machine-woven ground, selvage width approx. 62 3/4 in; "Hand tufted with many-stranded white cotton yarn. Unusual center motif of peacock in profile with closed tail"; 8 in "popcorn" outer border; inner border of 8-petalled flowers. Why it matters: Dalton bedspreads, open question "accession numbers, makers and dates for the Dalton spreads": a museum-catalogued hand-tufted Georgia spread dated 1910-1930. Found: Smithsonian Collections Search, search "chenille bedspread", 2026-10-28.