A Jacquard Woven Cotton and Wool Coverlet

John R. Gebhart (b. 1808), Maytown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Dated, "1841"

plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound in plain interlacings with extended supplementary patterning weft cut fringe and attached warp-faced plain weave with extended weft cut fringe, inscribed, "J.R. Gebhart/ Maytown/ Lancaster Co./ 1841".

99 7/8 × 88 1/2 inches.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Mary Elizabeth Johnson (died 2011; born Teichen), Deerfield, Illinois, by December 30, 1986 [incoming receipt RX16384, December 30, 1989; copy in curatorial object file],

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mary Elizabeth Johnson, 1986.

Display and Loan History:

Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, Recent Acquisitions of Quilts and Coverlets, May 9–August 9, 1987. Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, The Woven Coverlet: An Expression of Treasured America, March 1–July 23, 2000.

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A Jacquard Woven Cotton and Wool Coverlet

John R. Gebhart (b. 1808), Maytown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Dated, "1841"

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Mary Elizabeth Johnson (died 2011; born Teichen), Deerfield, Illinois, by December 30, 1986 [incoming receipt RX16384, December 30, 1989; copy in curatorial object file],

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mary Elizabeth Johnson, 1986.

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Collect: Americana

A Jacquard Woven Cotton and Wool Coverlet

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