American antique stenciled bedcover
Stenciled Bedcover
Probably Maine with family history into Massachusetts, initialed "A.C." for Anna Cooper
2nd quarter of the 19th century
Paint on cotton mounted on a stretcher for hanging.
79 x 68 inches
For an example with similar motifs, also from Maine, see Bassett, "Stenciled Bedcovers", The Magazine Antiques, Feb. 2003, pg 76, Pl. X. Relatively few examples of bedcovers stenciled in paint have survived especially in fine condition.