About This Artwork
Woven by Ephraim Hausman
American, 1813–1901
United States, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Trexlertown
Coverlet, 1868
Cotton and wool, plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts (Beiderwand); edged with woven fringe; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment
239.9 x 200.15 cm (94 3/8 x 78 3/4 in.)
Inscription: Made by E. Hausman Trexler Town Trexler Town 1868
Gift of Mrs. William F. Drews, 1972.410
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
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "The American Bed and Its Coverings," November 21, 1990–March 31, 1991
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. 106, pg. 143.