Collection Highlights
Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
Date:
1856
Object Number:
PR.010.1856.4
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
Jacquard coverlet
Object Number:
1951.15
Date:
1837
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 92 1/2 x 80 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 235 x 204.5 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
woven: near bottom: "JEFFERSON.CO.NY. [inverted] JEFFERSON.CO. [etc.]"
woven: in each lower corner: "SARAH / CRONKHITE / 1837"
Description:
Blue wool and white cotton double-woven jacquard coverlet composed of two vertical sections hand-sewn together; overall pattern of stars, small octagons, and stylized flowers and snowflakes; border with stylized tree alternating with bush on three sides; lion in each lower corner, woven inscriptions near bottom, and blue binding (not original) around edge.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. McNeil
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
