Double-weave Coverlet

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Double-weave Coverlet
Datec. 1860–1880
Original located inPennsylvania, United States
MediumCotton and wool, Jacquard-loom-woven
Dimensions73 × 80 in. (185.4 × 203.2 cm)
(Fringe on all sides): 3 1/2in. (8.9cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.76.67
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

By the time of the American Civil War, most coverlets were produced by power looms in a factory-like setting. Such production allowed for wide weaves that eliminated the need for a central seam. By the late 1860s artificial dyes (aniline) were in use, providing a whole new color palette.

Technical notes and description: Cotton warp and cotton and wool weft  Jacquard double-weave cloth. This red, blue, brown, and green coverlet boasts a central rectangular medallion framed by a wreath of flowers and supported in the four exterior corners by an eagle fronted by a shield and bow and arrows and holding an olive branch in its beak. The whole is bordered by a wide band of florals.

Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.


ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1976
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