Coverlet, Virginia Beauty pattern with Pine-tree border

Unknown

ca. 1825 · Cotton and wool; Doublecloth, woven on a hand-loom · The American Wing

This dark blue wool and undyed cotton double cloth coverlet is woven in two panels and seamed at the center. The coverlet's ground is geometrically patterned, and it has a pine-tree border. There is a natural fringe along the bottom edge.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1825

Medium

Cotton and wool; Doublecloth, woven on a hand-loom

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Margaret and Richard Parrish, in memory of their paternal grandparents, Rebecca and Festus Parrish, 1984