Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1766-1853)
ca. 1825
1920.4
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Woven tablecloth: 1841 united we stand...
Title
Woven tablecloth: 1841 united we stand...
Object name
Tablecloth
Date
1841
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 53 3/8 x 50 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 135.6 x 128.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Green and golden brown jacquard woven table cloth; the overall design is floral with two large fleur de lis in the center, eagles with shields make the border, and at each corner there is an image of George Washington on horseback, set above an inscription.
Credit Line
Gift of Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1389
Marks
woven: beside image of Washington, at all four corners: "UNITED / WE / STAND / DIVIDED / WE / FALL"
woven: beneath image of Washington, at all four corners: "WASHINGTON / J CUNNINGHAM / WEAVER / N HARTFORD / ONEIDA Co N YORK"
woven: above border motif: "UNDER THIS WE PROSPER"
Gallery Label
This tablecloth was woven by James Cunningham of New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Cunningham was a native of Scotland who immigrated to New York and raised his family. His son, George, fought in the Civil War.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
