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A work made of cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined.

Coverlet

1827

United States, New York

United States

Due to ease of creating curved lines in Jacquard woven coverlets, it was common to include text in the designs of such textiles. The inscription on this coverlet includes the date the piece was made and the name of the person that it was woven for.

Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment; two loom widths joined

Textiles