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Coverlet

Unknown artist, 1833

2.53 m × 1.88 m

It would not fit through your front door. Stood on end it is 1.5 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 1.88 m
Width: 2.53 m
Medium: Cotton and wool, double weave; two loom widths joined
Kind: Textile
Made in: New York
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: 252.6 × 188 cm (91 1/2 × 74 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 1.88 m × 2.53 m. Hung the other way up, because the photograph of it is.
Credit: Gift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 2.53 m × 1.88 m. It would not fit through your front door. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1833. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Gift of Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus.
How was it made?: Cotton and wool, double weave; two loom widths joined, made in New York, 19th century.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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