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Coverlet Fragment (USA)
This is a Coverlet fragment. It is dated ca. 1850 and we acquired it in 1956. Its medium is wool, cotton and its technique is continuous supplementary weft patterning in plain weave foundation (overshot). It is a part of the Textiles department.
American woven coverlets display a wealth of designs achieved on simple four-harness looms. Beginning with an ordinary checkerboard pattern, the weaver produced an eye-catching optical effect by gradually compressing the squares at regular intervals, both vertically and horizontally. The result is an almost dizzying pattern of rounded squares.
This object was
donated by
Sara Muschel.
It is credited Gift of Mrs. Sara Muschel.
- Cushion Cover (Greece)
- silk embroidery on linen foundation.
- Gift of Provident Securities Company from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. William....
- 1955-133-2
- Bed Cover (suzani)
- silk embroidery on cotton foundation.
- Gift of Provident Securities Company from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. William....
- 1955-133-18
- Print, Design for State Bedchamber, in Second Livre d'Appartement (Second...
- etching and engraving on white laid paper.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 1988-4-56
Our curators have highlighted 10 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Drawing, Design for Knotted Pile Bedspread, 1950–76
- crayon, graphite on heavy tracing paper.
- Gift of Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sylvia Elsesser, The Trude Guermonprez Archives.
- 1993-121-91
- Textile, Turbo
- 100% poly-silk warp and 100% acetate ribbon weft.
- Gift of Hechizoo and Cristina Grajales Gallery, New York.
- 2011-57-2
- Napkin, Fish
- linen.
- Museum purchase from Alice Baldwin Beer Memorial Fund.
- 1985-65-9
Its dimensions are
H x W: 85.1 x 42.2 cm (33 1/2 x 16 5/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Coverlet Fragment (USA); wool, cotton; H x W: 85.1 x 42.2 cm (33 1/2 x 16 5/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Sara Muschel; 1956-173-1
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Making Design.
