Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coverlet
Object Number:
1953.89
Date:
1840
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 87 x 78 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 221 x 199.4 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
woven: in each lower corner (inverted on right): "Be ye to others / kind and true / as youd have oth / ers be to you / and neither say / or do to them / what e'er you wo / uld not take again / OHIO 1840 / By A Allen"
Description:
Blue wool and white cotton double-woven coverlet; overall eight-pointed rose pattern with border of birds on branches; scrolling vine and parallel serpentine lines bordering edge; woven inscription in each lower corner; fringe on bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Frederick B. Adams, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
