About This Artwork
United States, Pennsylvania, Chester County
Coverlet1840
Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth with main warp and extended ground weft fringe; two loom widths joined
275.6 x 225.5 cm (108 1/2 x 88 3/4 in.)
Warp repeat: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.)
Inscription (in bottom left corner block): Joseph [illegible last name of weaver or owner] Wove in 1840.; (on reverse): P W H
Restricted gift of Louise Lutz, 1980.622
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
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 Woven Coverlet - An Expression of Treasured America," March 1–July 23, 2000
Publication History
Hagy, Ruth K., ed. Coverlets in the Collection of the Chester County Historical Society. West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1976. No. C59, ill. p. 22 (similar border).