Four Jacquard Cotton and Wool Coverlet Fragments

The First Fragment by Daniel Stephenson (b. English, 1823–1892), Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, Dated, "1859"

the first fragment, plain weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and patterning wefts (Beiderwand), inscribed, "Made by D. Stephenson/ Fairfield/ Jefferson Co./ Iowa/ 1859"; the second and third fragments composed of cotton, linen, and wool, 19th century.

45 1/2 × 34 1/2 inches (first), 22 1/4 x 41 3/4 inches (second).

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

First fragment: Mildred Davison (died 1995), Lombard, Illinois, by May 1970 [incoming receipt RX7486, May 19, 1970; in registrar file];

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mildred Davison, 1970.

Second, third, and fourth fragments: Art Institute of Chicago, by 1972 [memo RX8761, July 10, 1972; copy in curatorial object file],

Department of Textiles Collection.

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), 218, cat. 151.