Coverlet, Lilies of France pattern with Eagle and Liberty borders

Peter Sutphen van Doren

1838 · Woven, cotton and wool · The American Wing

Undyed cotton and dark blue wool are woven together to form this coverlet. The field has repeating floral medallions, and the border has emblematic eagles in tassel-and-swag borders, with LIBERTY woven forward and in reverse above each of their heads. The coverlet is woven in two panels and seamed at the center. It is unfringed.

Artist

Peter Sutphen van Doren

Date

1838

Medium

Woven, cotton and wool

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909