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coverlet
| Date: | 1842 - 1842 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Continent: | North America |
| Technique: | weaving |
| Material: | cotton, wool |
| Artist: | Phelps, Asahel |
| Dimensions: | 76 in. (193 cm) |
| Credit: | Gift from the Estate of Professor Helen Louise Allen |
| Accession Number: | W.J.US.0028 |
Comments: The designer of this coverlet carefully planned for unity between the field and the border patterns in that the small medallions become the top of the border bouquets. An inscription in the corner squares of the border contains a frontal eagle, 13 stars, and "Dehli 1842". The coverlet is composed of 2 widths, joined down the center. The piece is dark blue, with alrge white medallions organized in rows and columns. Smaller medallions are placed in the spaces between the larger ones. A matching pattern makes up the border.
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This object has the following bibliographic references:
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Otto Charles Thieme. American Coverlets of the Nineteenth Century from HLATC. Elvehjem Art Center/HLATC. Madison, Wisconsin , 1974. Page Number: p. 52..
- Melinda Ventre. Warm and Wonderful: The Jacquard Coverlet. Hirschl & Adler Folk. New York, NY , 1988. Page Number: p. 30, color pl.
- Partridge, Virginia Parslow and Rita J. Adrosko. Made in New York State: Handwoven Coverlets 1820-1860. Jefferson Country Historical Society. Watertown, NY , 1985. Page Number: p. 52.
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