AMERICAN, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A WOOL JACQUARD WOVEN COVERLET
American, Second Quarter 19th Century
Worked in red, olive, taupe, black and medium brown wool on a cream ground in rows of alternating color depicting acanthus leaves, scrolling vines and berries, each repeat centering a rectangular latticed reserve bound in a conforming dotted frame, the whole coverlet with a repeating border of Presidential profiles, from Washington to Tyler, fringed all around
91½in. high, 87½in. wide
American, Second Quarter 19th Century
Worked in red, olive, taupe, black and medium brown wool on a cream ground in rows of alternating color depicting acanthus leaves, scrolling vines and berries, each repeat centering a rectangular latticed reserve bound in a conforming dotted frame, the whole coverlet with a repeating border of Presidential profiles, from Washington to Tyler, fringed all around
91½in. high, 87½in. wide