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Coverlet (for Maria J. Clark)
by Harry Tyler · American, 1801 - 58
| Creation Date: | 1838 |
| Media & Support: | Natural cotton and rose wool |
| Dimensions: | 87 x 79 inches |
| Credit: | The Don and Jean Stuck Coverlet Collection given in memory of Don Frederick Stuck of Lancaster, Ohio by his wife Jean Griffith Stuck-Monger, and their family |
Harry Tyler of Jefferson County, New York, was a popular and prolific weaver, and 268 coverlets are attributed to him. According to the inscription woven into the coverlet, this one was commissioned for Maria J. Clark, probably for her twenty-first birthday. Besides dying his own yarns, Tyler designed and continually revised his centerfields and borders. Typically, this coverlet was constructed by joining two panels down the center, each panel equal to the full width of the loom. The lion is Tyler’s distinctive logo.
