Coverlet, May 14, 1837, After David Daniel Haring, American, 1800 - 1889, 91 3/4 × 71 5/8 in. ( × cm) (without fringe), Cotton, wool; double weave, United States, 19th century, This double-weave coverlet comprises two layers of interwoven cloth. Its complex weave structure required the use of a newly developed machine—the French-invented Jacquard loom, now regarded as a precursor to the modern computer. This coverlet was made in Bergen County, New Jersey, for Sarah Durie, whose name has been woven into the design. When Western European weavers emigrated to the United States

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