Coverlet
Medium
Cotton and wool; Doublecloth, woven on a hand-loom with a Jacquard attachment
Dimensions
98 3/8 x 75 in. (249.9 x 190.5 cm)
Classification
Coverlet
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mrs. Roger F. Brunschwig Fund, 1988
Accession Number
1988.127
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite coverlet, woven by David Daniel Haring 1834, exemplifies 19th-century American artistry. Crafted from cotton wool using the doublecloth technique on a handloom equipped with a Jacquard, it measures an impressive 98 3/8 x 75 inches, perfect for a full bedspread. The Jacquard mechanism, a revolutionary innovation from the early 1800s, enabled weavers like Haring to create intricate, reversible patterns without the tedious manual selection of threads, transforming domestic production into a showcase of mechanical ingenuity. Adorned with motifs of flowers and birds—common symbols o...