Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2014.1.007

Description

Double weave, navy blue and cream color. Geometric pattern. Center seam.

Category

Geometric

Acquisition

Accession

2014.1

Source or Donor

University of Maryland

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Date made

1829

Place

* Untyped Place

Gorham

County

Ontario County

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Notes

Woven for Perthenia Swan. Location conjectured based on the provenance of similar coverlets in the Art Institute of Chicago's collection.

Woven Textile Details

Notes

See "Coverlets at the Gilchrist," p. 50

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Centered above L border

Transcription

PERTHENIA SWAN 1829

Material/Technique

Embroidered

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1990.01.005

Dimensions

Width

77 in

Length

91 in