About This Artwork
Bedcover1880s
Wool, cotton, silk and wild silk, plain, twill, float and plain weave derived float weaves; some with supplementary pile warps forming cut velvet, some with supplementary patterning warps; and some self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; some fulled; some embroidered with silk in satin stitches; pieced; back with cotton, plain weave; roller printed; quilting knots
232.4 x 197.6 cm (91 1/2 x 77 3/4 in.)
Gift of Margaret I. McCurry, 2003.377
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, “Exploring Quilts: Art, History and Craftsmanship,” March 17–September 12, 2004