About This Artwork
Made by Mary Elizabeth Motter Tansil
American, active c. 1880
United States, Illinois, Clayton
Bedcoverc. 1880
Silk and cotton, plain, twill, and satin weaves; some resist dyed or printed (chiné), some self-patterned, some printed, some "watered" (moiré); pieced; backed with silk, plain weave; printed; edged with silk, satin weave
188.6 x 117.1 cm (74 1/8 x 46 1/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Robert Gardner Anderson in memory of Mrs. William France Anderson, 1991.754
Textiles
Not on Display