Coverlet

Unknown

1844 · Wool, cotton, woven · The American Wing

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1844

Medium

Wool, cotton, woven

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Hazel L. and Saidie E. Scudder, 1986