Two Cotton and Wool Jacquard Coverlets

Example 1: natural cotton and red, blue and brown wool. Circa 1820s. 87 1/2 × 35 3/4 inches.
Example 2: Cotton and wool coverlet, circa 1801-1825. 90 1/4 × 80 1/4 inches.

Property from the Art Institute of Chicago

Example 1: Given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1911, by Dr.

Frank W. Gunsaulus (1856–1921).

Display and Loan History: Art Institute of Chicago, American Coverlets, July 14–Oct. 14, 1973. Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Fabric of a New Nation: American Needlework and Textiles, 1776-1840, Dec. 16, 2011–June 3, 2012, Extended: Jul. 12-Nov. 11, 2012.

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), 26-7, cat. 6.

Example 2: Purchased with funds provided by Joan G. Rosenberg

Provenance: Sotheby's, Los Angeles, Aug. 10, 1981 [documentation from Loewi-Robertson Archive; copy in curatorial object file]; Loewi-Robertson, Inc., Los Angeles, by 1982 [inventory #16744; invoice, May 28, 1982; and incoming receipt RX13551, May 25, 1982; copies in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1982.

Display and Loan History: Art Institute of Chicago, Folk Art Gallery, American Arts, Nov. 8, 1982-July 21, 1983. 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.

Publication History: Else Regensteiner, Geometric Design in Weaving (West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1986), 162, pl. 8-19.

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