Lot 246

A Jacquard Woven Cotton and Wool Coverlet

Lot 246

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Estimate: $600 - $800

Estimate$600 - $800

Status

Closed

A Jacquard Woven Cotton and Wool Coverlet

New York State, Dated, "1850"

decorated with patriotic eagles, birds, and flowers, the corners dated, "1850", full loom width, seamless, natural cotton and red wool warp and weft.

89 3/4 x 94 3/4 inches.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Frank W. Gunsaulus (1856–1921), Chicago, by 1918 [Day Book 8, 141; in Institutional Archives; Davison and Christa C. Mayer-Thurman 1973, 116];

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, 1918.

Display and Loan History:

Art Institute of Chicago, American Coverlets, July 14–October 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), 116.

A Jacquard Woven Cotton and Wool Coverlet

New York State, Dated, "1850"

decorated with patriotic eagles, birds, and flowers, the corners dated, "1850", full loom width, seamless, natural cotton and red wool warp and weft.

89 3/4 x 94 3/4 inches.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Frank W. Gunsaulus (1856–1921), Chicago, by 1918 [Day Book 8, 141; in Institutional Archives; Davison and Christa C. Mayer-Thurman 1973, 116];

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, 1918.

Display and Loan History:

Art Institute of Chicago, American Coverlets, July 14–October 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), 116.

American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

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A Jacquard Woven Cotton and Wool Coverlet