Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
2017.2.013Description
Figured coverlet; undyed cotton and blue wool, double cloth. Center seam joins two panels. Selvedges on either side. Hemmed top, fringed bottom. Central motif consists of medallions of four stylized tulips alternating with other floral medallions and a star motif. Borders on sides contain two doves perched on a stylized tulip tree alternating with eagles and a stylized tree or floral arrangement. Borders on the top and bottom contain two chickens standing on an egg, two ovals in which the text is woven into, and two large leaves from a vine. (The leaves also resemble water lilies.) Secondary side borders differ from the top and bottom borders, with side borders having a tassel and swag motif with rosettes and top/bottom borders having a vine with small star-like flowers.Collection
Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)Acquisition
Accession
2017.2Credit Line
Transfer from the Hawthorne Collection upon the closing of the ATHM in Lowell, MA in 2017Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Young, NicholasRole
WeaverDate made
1835Place
Town
Pine BrookCounty
Morris CountyState/Province
New JerseyCountry
United States of AmericaNotes
Woven for Maria DemarestInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionMaterial/Technique
WovenOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Old NumberOther Number
1998.59.44Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Needs to be measured