Coverlet

Unknown

ca. 1876 · Cotton and wool, woven · The American Wing

This red-orange wool and undyed and light blue cotton coverlet is woven in one piece. There is a central star medallion set in a scallop-patterned ground. The wide borders are decorated with deer, partridges, foliage, and a domed building. The work has a natural fringe on the left and right sides and an added fringe along the bottom edge.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1876

Medium

Cotton and wool, woven

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kauffman, 1982