Coverlet
1839
Medium
Cotton and wool, plain weave double cloth; two loom widths joined
Dimensions
241.9 × 201.5 cm (95 1/4 × 79 3/8 in.) Repeat: 58.5 × 46.5 cm (23 × 18 3/8 in.) Side border: 25.3 cm 25.4 cm (10 in.) Lower border: 26 cm 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
27199
Rights
Public Domain
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...