Jacquard Coverlet, 1855, William Ney, American, - 1892, 82 x 85 in. ( x cm), Wool, cotton; double weave, United States, 19th century, Throughout much of the 19th century woven coverlets were widely used as bedspreads. Introduced into the United States during the later part of the 18th century by Scottish immigrant weavers, their patterning progressed from simple block patterns woven on counter balance looms to elaborate floral and figurative designs made on complex jacquard equipment

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