Coverlet
Attrib. To: John LaTourette
Attrib. To: Sarah LaTourette
Attrib. To: Henry LaTourette
Date: 1849
Location: Not on display
Century: 19th Century AD
Media: Cotton, Wool; Plain Weave Double Cloth With Self Fringe
Dimensions: 229.2 x 208.9 cm (90 1/4 x 82 1/4 in.)
Department: Costume and Textile Arts
Object Type: Furnishing
Country: United States
Continent: North America
Accession Number: 2015.54
Acquisition Date: 2015-10-07
Credit Line: Gift of Dean Shearer Wells and Linda Hammes-Wells
Blue and white double weave coverlet with octagonal pattern of blossoming flowers and leaves; two loom widths joined. Bordered by repeating design of meandering leafy vines with blooming flowers. Large flowers in bottom corners are the LaTourette family trademark. Marked with year "1849".
de Young Fine Arts Museums, San Francisco