Coverlet

United States

Date

c. 1845

Medium

Cotton and wool, plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warp and supplementary patterning wefts; main warp and supplementary weft uncut fringe; (tied double cloth) (Beiderwand); woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

Dimensions

234.4 × 214.5 cm (92 1/4 × 84 1/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Purchased with funds provided by Laurance H. and Margot B. Armour Family Foundation