About This Artwork
Attributed to Robert Dare
American, born 1800
United States, Indiana, Union County
Coverlet1842
Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined; fringed
230.8 x 193 cm (90 x 76 in.)
Repeat: 43.2 x 38.7 cm (17 x 15 1/4 in.)
Inscription: 1842
Gift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, 1916.392
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 Coverlets in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: 1973), pp. 200-1.