Coverlet

Absalom Klinger

1846 · Cotton warp, cotton and wool weft, woven · The American Wing

This coverlet is woven in one wide panel. The field is decorated with quadrupled urns, and the left and right borders show bowls of fruit. The piece is striped with bands of medium blue, dark blue, and red wool. The undyed cotton warp threads alternate with light blue cotton tie-down threads. The piece is fringed on three sides; the two side fringes are natural, and the fringe along the bottom is attached.

Artist

Absalom Klinger

Date

1846

Medium

Cotton warp, cotton and wool weft, woven

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. James J. Rorimer, 1989