About This Artwork

United States, Burlington, Vermont

Coverlet, 1820/25

Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning weft; two loom widths joined
223.2 x 183.4 cm (87 7/8 x 72 1/8 in.)
Repeat: 38.45-42.9 x 33.1 cm (15 1/8-16 7/8 x 13 in.)
Gift of Lilian Carlisle, 1959.331

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, "American Coverlets," July 14–October 14, 1973

The Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, "Coverlets from the Permanent Collection," April 4–July 5, 1981

Publication History

Davison, Mildred and Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Coverlets: A Handbook on the Collection of Woven Coverlets in The Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago: 1973. p. 42, no. 30




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