coverlet; Jacquard, double-cloth; 1850-1870; New York
date: label: date made
content: mid 19th century
label: date made
content: 1850-1870
notes: label: Description
content: This coverlet features a “Double Eagle-Headed Cornucopia” centerfield motif with curvilinear arabesque borders along three sides. The cornerblock features a stylized floral design that is similar to cornerblocks associated with weavers, James Irwin, Daniel Conger, James Van Ness, and the Auburn State Prison loom house. Although it is unsigned or dated the style, structure, and cornerblock pattern would suggest that this coverlet was woven between the years 1850-1870 in central New York. This coverlet was woven using a Jacquard loom and is double-cloth in structure. Two sets of cotton and indigo-dyed wool were used for both sets of warp and weft. Because it is unsigned, undated, and the donor purchased the coverlet rather than inheriting it, it is hard to attribute a definite maker or date to the coverlet.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Margaret Weaver
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T12185
label: catalog number
content: T12185.000
label: accession number
content: 233702
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: double weave, Jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: double cornucopia (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: blue, white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 94 in x 70 in; 238.76 cm x 177.8 cm