Coverlet

James Alexander

1828 · Cotton and wool, woven · The American Wing

This dark blue wool and undyed cotton double cloth coverlet is woven in two panels and seamed at the center. It has large floral medallions in the center and borders of eagles with outspread wings alternating with Masonic symbols. The eagles on the top and bottom edges are more clumsily designed than those along the right and left sides.

Artist

James Alexander

Date

1828

Medium

Cotton and wool, woven

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Roger Maclaughlin, 1967