Coverlet, Virginia Beauty pattern with Pine-tree border
This dark blue wool and undyed cotton double cloth coverlet is woven in two panels and seamed at the center. The coverlet's ground is geometrically patterned, and it has a pine-tree border. There is a natural fringe along the bottom edge.
Artwork Details
- Title: Coverlet, Virginia Beauty pattern with Pine-tree border
- Date: ca. 1825
- Geography: Made in Marion County, West Virginia, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Cotton and wool; Doublecloth, woven on a hand-loom
- Dimensions: 91 x 75 in. (231.1 x 190.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Margaret and Richard Parrish, in memory of their paternal grandparents, Rebecca and Festus Parrish, 1984
- Object Number: 1984.330.1
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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