About This Artwork
United States, New York, Allegheny County, Cuba
Coverlet1837
Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined
199.4 x 166.4 cm (78 1/2 x 65 1/2 in.)
Repeat: 41 x 36.75 cm (16 1/4 14 1/2 in.)
Inscription: Cuba 1837
Gift of Mrs. Heman Field, 1924.1209
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, "American Coverlets,"
July 14–October 14, 1973
Publication History
Mildred Davison and Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Coverlets: a Handbook on the Collection of Woven Woverlets in the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1973), p. 94.