Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Jacquard coverlet
Object Number:
1940.866
Date:
1835
Medium:
Wool, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 86 1/2 x 75 x 1/2 in. ( 219.7 x 190.5 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
woven: in each lower corner: "S / HUMPHR - / EYS / BETHANY+ / GENESEE / COUNTY+ / N+Y+1835"
Description:
Blue wool and white cotton double cloth jacquard coverlet; central design consisting of twenty floral medallions enclosed in contiguous circles of stars; rectangular border with stylized leaves or feathers repeated in parallel fashion and intersected with a meandering line; woven inscription in square frame at each lower corner.
Gallery Label:
This coverlet was made for Sarah Jane Humphreys, grandmother of the donor.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
