Collection Highlights
Parure
ca. 1820
1920.11-17
Cut steel
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Luce Center
Coverlet: cream colored chenille floral design
Title
Coverlet: cream colored chenille floral design
Object name
Counterpane
Date
1800-1830
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 118 x 110 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 299.7 x 281.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Loom-woven counterpane with white-on-white "candlewick" design; large eight-pointed star at center surrounded by a series of three rectangular frames decorated with swags with tassels and stylized floral elements.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Lucille de Luze Foley
Object Number
1941.682
Marks
pile: on lower edge: "A SF 14"
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this coverlet once belonged to the Schuyler family and was probably used on the Lafayette bed (N-YHS Collection). The number 14 woven at the lower edge refers to its width, i