About This Artwork
Woven by J. Van Ness
American, (1811-1872)
United States, New York, Palmyra, Wayne County
Coverlet1851
Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; full loom width; seamless
214.8 x 198.7 cm (83 1/2 x 78 1/4 in.)
Inscription: 1851 Amy F Howland Woven at Palmyra N.Y. by J. Van Ness
Gift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, 1911.12
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. 114.
Ownership History
Ex-Collection: Florence J. Babbitt