Coverlet

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

J. van Ness (Weaver)

Title

Coverlet

Place

New York (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1851

Medium

Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; full loom width; seamless

Inscriptions

Inscription: 1851 Amy F Howland Woven at Palmyra N.Y. by J. Van Ness

Dimensions

214.8 × 198.7 cm (83 1/2 × 78 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus

Reference Number

1911.12

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