Object Number 1972.0422

Object Name

Bedcover (Coverlet)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Vandercook

Creator (Role)

James Cunningham (Maker)

Place of Origin

New Hartford, Oneida, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Creation place per Catherine Hawthorne (08/08)

Date

1848

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; all four corners; "1848 / UNITED / WE / STAND / DIVIDED / WE / FALL" and "WASHINGTON" and "JANE GAGE" and "UNDER THIS WE PROSPER" woven into fabric

Materials

Cotton; Wool

Techniques

Woven (jacquard)

Dimensions (inches)

92 (L) , 71.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

233.68 (L) , 181.61 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Anderson, Clarita S. 2002 American Coverlets and Their Weavers.
• pp. 24-25; pp. 147-148