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Lot 665

Four Jacquard Coverlets Including a George Washington Example

Four Jacquard Coverlets Including a George Washington Example

19th Century

Washington coverlet reading United We Stand Divided We Fall, dated 1848 and with client's name Sarah Babcock; an example with ship corner blocks dated Year 1841; an example marked and dated Jane Andersons 1834; and a tricolor coverlet.
Washington coverlet 86 1/2 x 68 inches.
Ship coverlet 93 1/2 x 72 1/2 inches.
Andersons coverlet 91 1/2 x 72 1/2 inches.
Tricolor example 87 x 92 inches.

Washington coverlet in a notable pattern by J. Cunningham, Oneida County, New York. This example is unsigned; does not appear to have been trimmed.

Property from the Dean Lower Estate, Lanark, Illinois

Tricolor coverlet in overall good condition, with only minor scattered stains; cotton binding to non-fringe end. 1841 coverlet in overall good condition, but with areas of staining/discoloration, particularly to non-fringe end and long edges. Andersons coverlet with several holes; patches and discoloration throughout. Mild staining to Washington coverlet, particularly to ends and along central stitch.

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Ben Fisher

Managing Director, Furniture and Decorative Arts

benfisher@freemansauction.com 312.447.3270

Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

Leah Vogelpohl

AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts

leahvogelpohl@hindmanauctions.com 513.666.4960

Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

Four Jacquard Coverlets Including a George Washington Example

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