Artist/Maker
Mary Robertson
Related person
Mrs. Alexander Robertson Rodgers
(1809 - 1888)
Crocheted afghan
1846
Place madeUnited States, North America
Cotton
Overall: 83 x 74 x 1/4 in. ( 210.8 x 188 x 0.6 cm )
Gift of Bayard Verplanck
1945.492
According to the accession records, this bedcover was made for Mrs. Alexander Robertson Rodgers (Mary Ridgely Darden, 1809-1888), grandmother of the donor.
DescriptionHand-knitted white cotton bedcover; 168 separate octagonal pieces, each centering a pinwheel, sewn and knitted together; with crocheted edges and twisted cotton fringe.ClassificationsTEXTILES
