Coverlet
| Title | Coverlet |
|---|---|
| Artist | Sarah Scott (American, active c. 1880) United States, Southern Illinois |
| Date | 1880 19th century |
| Medium | Cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts (overshot); two loom widths joined |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Illinois Illinois |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. Winfield Scott and her daughter, Barbara Elizabeth Hollerorth |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Coverlet” is a work by Sarah Scott (American, active c. 1880) United States, Southern Illinois, dated 1880. It is executed in cotton and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts (overshot); two loom widths joined and classified as textile. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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This work is attributed to Sarah Scott (American, active c. 1880). Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1880. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Illinois. Browse more public-domain art from Illinois.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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