08-11-201308-11-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 11, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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Blue and White Wool and Cotton Woven Jacquard Coverlet

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$369$300
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2669MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 11, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Blue and White Wool and Cotton Woven Jacquard Coverlet, America, 1861, Summer/Winter one-piece double-weave coverlet with central eight-point star, and floral wreaths bordered with eagles stags, birds, flowers, and buildings, and the year "1861" woven on two ends, fringed on one end, (scattered light stains, losses),100 x 84 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Jack Garfield, February 1971.

Literature: For a similar example see Safford and Bishop, America's Quilts and Coverlets, E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1972, p. 275.
Estimate $400-600

There are several loose blue yarns hanging near central design, on both sides, more noticable on the light background (summer) side. and a 1 in. dia. loss of blue yarn in central area.


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Keywords

Jack Garfield, E.P. Dutton & Co.