Bedcover

Textiles

c. 1830

United States, probably New England or Mid-Atlantic

During the early 19th century, a young woman’s education included such activities as painting (considered a craft rather than an art when executed by a woman). This bedcover utilizes the type of stenciling found in furniture and theorem painting of the period. The lightweight cotton fabric indicates that the textile would have only been used during the summer months.

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Department: Textiles

Title: Bedcover
Place: United States (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1820–1840
Medium: Cotton, plain weave; stenciled and painted
Dimensions: 244.9 × 212.2 cm (96 × 83 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland
Reference Number: 1954.1307
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Christa C. Mayer Thurman, “Rooted in Chicago: Fifty Years of Textile Design Traditions,” published in conjunction with the exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 23, 1 (1997): 82, fig. 4 (ill.).

Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, The American Bed and Its Coverings, Nov. 21, 1990–Mar. 31, 1991.
Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, America the Beautiful: Textiles from the Permanent Collection, Mar. 6–Jul. 21, 1996.
Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Rooted in Chicago: Fifty Years of Textile Design Traditions, Feb. 12–July 27, 1997, cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Fabric of a New Nation: American Needlework and Textiles, 1776-1840, Dec. 16, 2011-June 3, 2012; extended: July 12-Nov. 11, 2012.

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