Coverlet
James Alexander
1828
Medium
Cotton and wool, woven
Dimensions
96 1/4 x 81 in. (244.5 x 205.7 cm)
Classification
Coverlet
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Roger Maclaughlin, 1967
Accession Number
67.33
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
FlowersEagles
About the Artist
James Alexander · 1770–1870
**James Alexander (1770–1870)** was a pioneering American coverlet weaver whose workshop in Orange County, New York, helped shape the distinctive textile traditions of the early republic. Born in Belfast, Ireland, to Scottish parents, Alexander arrived in America in 1789 already trained as a skilled trade weaver. He eventually settled in Little Britain, where he combined farming with the operation...