Coverlet
This double cloth coverlet is woven with undyed cotton and red and blue wool in two panels and seamed at the center. It is patterned with rows of floral clusters alternating with rows of single flowers, each within a cartouche. The piece is hemmed along the top border and has a natural fringe on the left and right sides and along the bottom edge.
Artwork Details
- Title: Coverlet
- Date: ca. 1850
- Geography: Possibly made in Maryland, United States; Probably made in West Virginia, United States; Possibly made in Virginia, United States; Possibly made in Ohio, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Wool, cotton, woven
- Dimensions: 89 x 81 in. (226.1 x 205.7 cm)
- Credit Line: Margaret and Richard Parrish, in memory of their paternal grandparents, Rebecca and Festus Parrish, 1984
- Object Number: 1984.330.2
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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