Coverlet

1841

Medium/TechniqueCotton and wool double cloth

DimensionsOverall: 251.5 x 189.2 cm (99 x 74 1/2 in.)
Other (fringe): 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of Nancy Pratt

Accession number2016.173

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InscriptionsWoven in both corners along lower edge: "ANNA ACKERMAN 1841."ProvenanceBy 1841, made for Anna Ackerman; first half of the 20th century, by inheritance to Jennie Merselis Payne Scannel (b. 1880); second half of the 20th century, by inheritance to her daughter, Eleanor B. Payne Van Riper (1910-1997); August 19, 1996, gift to her daughter, Nancy Van Riper Pratt, Duxbury, MA; 2016, gift of Nancy Pratt to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 27, 2016)