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The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak)
1844
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Oil on canvas (relined)
Artist/Maker: Asher Brown Durand

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Jacquard coverlet

Jacquard coverlet
Object name 
Jacquard coverlet
Date 
1835
Related People 
Former Owner: Carolyn B. Lyman
Related People 
Original Owner: Sarah Jane Humphreys
Medium 
Wool, cotton
Dimensions 
Overall: 86 1/2 x 75 x 1/2 in. ( 219.7 x 190.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description 
Blue wool and white cotton double cloth jacquard coverlet; central design consisting of twenty floral medallions enclosed in contiguous circles of stars; rectangular border with stylized leaves or feathers repeated in parallel fashion and intersected with a meandering line; woven inscription in square frame at each lower corner.
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