Three Cotton and Wool Jacquard Coverlets

Example 1: natural cotton and blue wool. 1875-1900. 99 1/2 x 74 1/2 inches.
Example 2: natural cotton and blue wool, inscribed Cuba 1837. Cuba, Allegheny County, New York. 78 1/2 × 65 1/2 inches.
Example 3: inscribed Johnathan Garber, Frederick MD, 1839. 106 3/8 × 81 1/4 inches.

Property from the Art Institute of Chicago

Example 1: Don F. and Jean Stuck Endowment.

Provenance: Doris Mosler, Seattle, WA, by Nov. 22, 1993 [invoice #100, Nov. 22, 1993; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1993.

Display and Loan History: Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, The Woven Coverlet: An Expression of Treasured America, Mar. 1–July 23, 2000.

Example 2: given by Addie Wilkes (1867–1929) to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1924.

Display and Loan History: Art Institute of Chicago, American Coverlets, July 14–Oct. 14, 1973.

Publication History: Mildred Davison and Christa C. Mayer-Thurman, Coverlets: A Handbook on the Collection of Woven Coverlets in The Art Institute of Chicago, exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1973), 94.

Example 3: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf

Provenance: James W. Alsdorf (died 1990) and Marilynn B. Alsdorf (died 2019; born Bruder), Chicago, IL, by Dec. 5, 1980 [documentation from donors, Dec. 5, 1980; incoming receipt RX12892, Dec. 29, 1980; copies in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1980.

Display and Loan History: Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, Coverlets from the Permanent Collection, Apr. 4–July 5, 1981.

Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, The Woven Coverlet: An Expression of Treasured America, Mar. 1–July 23, 2000

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