Coverlet

Unknown

ca. 1850 · Wool, cotton, woven · The American Wing

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1850

Medium

Wool, cotton, woven

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Margaret and Richard Parrish, in memory of their paternal grandparents, Rebecca and Festus Parrish, 1984