Embroidered whitework coverlet

Prudence Clark

1817 · Cotton/linen embroidered with cotton thread · The American Wing

Three panels of a linen/cotton ribbed fabric are seamed together to form the base of this whitework coverlet. The piece is embroidered in loops with heavy white cotton thread. The central medallion is set within an octagon of interlocking rings, which in turn is surrounded by two abstract floral borders.

Artist

Prudence Clark

Date

1817

Medium

Cotton/linen embroidered with cotton thread

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Juliet Evelyn Hitchcock, 1949