Framed 18th century Bedspread Fragment
in frame 5” x 4-3/8”
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Fringe, gold & silver thread-work, 2" X 2" approximately
“Fringe from bed spread given to Arthur Lee when Commissioner to France..." (1778, he was in Paris, negotiating the Treaty of Alliance between France and the new United States).
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Provenance hand-lettered on verso
"Bed spread was given by his niece Portia Lee, dau. Of William Lee; brother of Arthur Lee. – married William Hodson, to her dau. Octavia, who had it in her possession when her home was destroyed by fire; and who gave this remnant to – C.G. Lee, J
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