Quilt, Marsailles type

Unknown

ca. 1876 · Cotton, woven · The American Wing

This loom-woven bed cover has warps of both red and white cotton and a weft of white cotton. It was woven to imitate hand quilting. The central design is an eagle with outspread wings standing above the words E PLURIBLIS UNUM. Thirteen stars are visible above the eagle's head. The remaining ground is covered with floral and foliage borders.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1876

Medium

Cotton, woven

Culture

American or British

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Miss Virginia D. Lyman, 1942