New York coverlet by Archibald Davidson, 1842, doubleweave
Entry/Object ID
2017.2.041
Description
Figured coverlet; undyed cotton and blue wool, double cloth. Center seam joins two panels. Selvedges on either side, hemmed top and bottom. Central motif consists of various shaped floral medallions with birds at the corners of the medallions. The medallions include large eight-petaled flowers as well as smaller flowers enclosed in a scalloped framing. Borders on three sides have large flowers with two smaller flowers and a bird on either side of the floral motif.
Collection
Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)
Acquisition
Accession
2017.2
Credit Line
Transfer from the Hawthorne Collection upon the closing of the ATHM in Lowell, MA in 2017
