Coverlet
This red wool and undyed cotton double cloth coverlet is woven in two panels and seamed at the center. It has a central floral medallion and four large roses in the field. The border has clusters of grapes and leaves, which alternate with single-stemmed roses on the left and right sides and with three snowflake motifs within the top and bottom borders.
Artwork Details
- Title: Coverlet
- Date: 1844
- Geography: Made in Dutchess County, Washington Hollow, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Wool, cotton, woven
- Dimensions: Excluding fringe: 80 1/4 x 103 in. (203.8 x 261.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Hazel L. and Saidie E. Scudder, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.175
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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