Coverlet
This coverlet is woven in one wide panel. The field is decorated with quadrupled urns, and the left and right borders show bowls of fruit. The piece is striped with bands of medium blue, dark blue, and red wool. The undyed cotton warp threads alternate with light blue cotton tie-down threads. The piece is fringed on three sides; the two side fringes are natural, and the fringe along the bottom is attached.
Artwork Details
- Title: Coverlet
- Maker: Absalom Klinger
- Date: 1846
- Geography: Made in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Cotton warp, cotton and wool weft, woven
- Dimensions: 92 1/2 x 89 1/2 in. (235 x 227.3 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. James J. Rorimer, 1989
- Object Number: 1989.264.1
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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