Coverlet

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

James Alexander

Title

Coverlet

Place

New York (Object made in)

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Made 1825

Medium

Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on draw loom

Inscriptions

Inscription: Agriculture & Manufactures. Are the Foundation of our Independence. July.4 1825. Gnrl Lafyette M Merritt

Dimensions

257 × 199.3 cm (101 3/4 × 78 7/8 in.); Repeat: 62.9 × 63.5 cm (24 3/4 × 25 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Chicago Historical Society

Reference Number

1967.192

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