Coverlet
This red-orange wool and undyed and light blue cotton coverlet is woven in one piece. There is a central star medallion set in a scallop-patterned ground. The wide borders are decorated with deer, partridges, foliage, and a domed building. The work has a natural fringe on the left and right sides and an added fringe along the bottom edge.
Artwork Details
- Title: Coverlet
- Date: ca. 1876
- Geography: Made in Pennsylvania, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Cotton and wool, woven
- Dimensions: 86 x 80 in. (218.4 x 203.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kauffman, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.243
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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