Coverlet

Photograph

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

CDP 24.2.PJ072

Description

Natural and red figured double weave coverlet; seamless. No fringe; border on four sides; four cornerblocks. Depictions of 1892 Columbian Fair.

Collection

Private Collection (PJ 2024)

Made/Created

Date made

1892

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL LR UL UR

Transcription

1492 / 1892 / COLUMBUS

Type

Border inscription

Location

Top

Transcription

WORLD'S COLUMBIAN FAIR

Type

Border inscription

Location

Bottom

Transcription

ADMINISTRATION'S BUILDING

Dimensions

Width

69 in

Length

68 in