Floral Patterned Coverlet with Rooster Border, 1830-1870
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A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. Fancy coverlets were made to order, offering their clients a choice of patterns and colors. This coverlet's exuberant design features tulips, hearts, stars, eagles, fruit trees, grape clusters, and roosters, all woven in the classic colors of blue and cream.
A coverlet is a decorative bedcovering--usually made of cotton and wool--woven on a loom. Fancy coverlets were made to order, offering their clients a choice of patterns and colors. This coverlet's exuberant design features tulips, hearts, stars, eagles, fruit trees, grape clusters, and roosters, all woven in the classic colors of blue and cream.
Artifact
Coverlet
Date Made
1830-1870
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Woven by an unknown weaver, likely in the Midwest United States
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2007.72.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Fred & Margaret Brusher Family.
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Wool (Textile)
Technique
Tying
Weaving
Color
Beige (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Width: 71 in (Excluding fringe. Two 36 inch panels, joined.)
Length: 78 in (Excluding fringe.)
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