Coverlet

Provenance

Frances Smalley Babbitt (1847–1929), Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, MI [ex-collection noted in acquisition valuation dated 2/25/1911 in curatorial file; “The Florence Babbitt Collection” reprinted in Ypsilanti Gleanings, Ypsilanti Historical Society (Summer 2010); this and the following according to Davison and Mayer-Thurman 1973, p. 212]; sold to Frank W. Gunsaulus (1856-1921), Chicago, by 1911 [Ledger Book 1900–1913 in curatorial file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1911.

Coverlet

Abram William Van Doren

1845

Accession Number

64676

Medium

Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined

Dimensions

225.7 × 195.2 cm (88 × 76 in.)

Classification

weaving - coverlet

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus