Bedcover Depicting Thirty-four Scenes from the Old and New Testaments

United States

Date

1880s

Medium

Wool, plain weave; fulled; appliquéd with silk and cotton, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet; some stamped; some embroidered with silk yarns in cross, overcast, running, double running, satin, and single satin stitches; couching; edged with silk, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet

Dimensions

195.3 × 189.8 cm (76 7/8 × 74 3/4 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Purchased with funds provided by an anonymous donor