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Embroidered whitework coverlet

1815–18
Not on view
Made of three lengths of cotton seamed together, this whitework coverlet is embroidered with heavy cotton thread in many different stitches. Some areas are decorated with drawnwork. The central design is a basket of flowers within a diamond-shaped medallion. The remaining ground is decorated with meandering floral vines. There is a woven fringe on three sides.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Embroidered whitework coverlet
  • Maker: Mary Walker Stith Jones (1802–1884)
  • Date: 1815–18
  • Geography: Possibly made in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States; Possibly made in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Cotton embroidered with cotton thread
  • Dimensions: 100 1/2 x 87 1/4 in. (255.3 x 221.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1939
  • Object Number: 39.111
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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