Description
Due to ease of creating curved lines in Jacquard woven coverlets, it was common to include text in the designs of such textiles. The inscription on this coverlet includes the date the piece was made and the name of the person that it was woven for.
Coverlet
1827
Accession Number
79832
Medium
Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined
Dimensions
230 × 193.4 cm (90 1/2 × 76 in.); Repeat: 15.5 × 17 cm (6 5/8 × 6 1/2 in.)
Classification
weaving - coverlet
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Moses Levitan
