A Jacquard Woven Linen, Cotton and Wool Coverlet

Circa 1820-1830

plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts (overshot), edged with plain weave with extended ground weft fringe; two loom widths joined.

87 x 79 inches.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Ken Colwell, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, by 1992 [Committee of Textiles minutes, May 12, 1992; copies in curatorial object file],

By descent to his brother, Russell Colwell, McFarland, Wisconsin [invoice #162, May 5, 1992; incoming receipt RX19516, Aug. 6, 1992; copies in curatorial object file],

Sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, Don F. and Jean Stuck Endowment, 1992.

Display and Loan History:

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 Linen, Cotton and Wool Coverlet

Circa 1820-1830

plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts (overshot), edged with plain weave with extended ground weft fringe; two loom widths joined.

87 x 79 inches.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Ken Colwell, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, by 1992 [Committee of Textiles minutes, May 12, 1992; copies in curatorial object file],

By descent to his brother, Russell Colwell, McFarland, Wisconsin [invoice #162, May 5, 1992; incoming receipt RX19516, Aug. 6, 1992; copies in curatorial object file],

Sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, Don F. and Jean Stuck Endowment, 1992.

Display and Loan History:

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.

Collect: Americana

A Jacquard Woven Linen, Cotton and Wool Coverlet

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