About This Artwork
Woven by William Fasig
American, active c. 1858
United States, Illinois, Clark County
Bedcover1858
Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in plain interlacings with extended supplementary weft and main warp fringe; two loom widths joined
232 x 187 cm (91 1/4 x 73 5/8 in.)
Inscription: Made by W Fasig Clark Co Ill's U S 1858
Restricted gift of Mrs. Howell B. Erminger, Jr., 1972.396
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
Davison, Mildred and Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Coverlets: A Handbook on the Collection of Woven Coverlets in The Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago: 1973. No. 149, p. 216.