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Either of two great aunts of Clyde Foley (1908-2001)

Sunshine and Windows

1800

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Either of two great aunts of Clyde Foley (1908-2001)

Sunshine and Windows

1800

Physical Qualities Linen or cotton ground, wool (?) supplementary wefts, Overall: 76 x 77 in. (193 x 195.6 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of A. Keith McClung Jr. (1935-2015) and Sarah Bond McClung (1935-2021), Baltimore, MD.
Object Number 2007.195
Overshot coverlet composed of two loom widths, each 38" wide, butted and sewn by hand with the pattern matched. The pattern name is known as "Sunshine and Windows," or alternatively as "Sunrise and Window Sash Table," or "Walls of Jericho." The pattern is created by the use of very bright pink supplementary wefts woven overshot on a plainwoven ground that was originally bright blue but has faded to a light bluish-gray or grayish green. The top edge is hemmed by hand with ¼" turned under. The bottom edge is also hemmed under by ¼" but then turned over with an additional 4-3/4" hem hand stitched in order to hide a loss near the corner . The side edges are selvages.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2007; A. Keith McClung Jr. (1935-2015) and Sarah/Sandra Bond Foley McClung(1935-2021), Baltimore, MD by descent, 2001; Clyde Raymond Foley (1908-2001). Kingwood, WV by descent, 1951; Lettie Ann Weimer (1880-1951), Laneville, WV.

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