Bedcover
Mercy Post
1824
- Medium
- Wool, twill weave; embroidered with wool in detached chain, Roumanian, satin, surface satin and stem stitches; edged with buttonhole-stitched loops and woven cut fringe
- Dimensions
- 257.8 × 212.1 cm (101 1/2 × 83 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
needlework - quiltwool (textile)needlework (visual works)Textile
About
As the 19th century progressed, embroidered wool bedcovers became unfashionable, and there was a noticeable decline in their production. Jacquard woven coverlets and quilts made with commercially produced textiles and stylish imported textiles replaced the once-popular wool embroidered bedcovers.