Description: Very old rare coverlet!! Beautiful Colors.Woven by Sarah LaTourette in Fountain County Indiana in 1862. Has fringe at the bottom edge and is two pieces sewn in the center.Photos show details of both sides of coverlet.DIMENSIONS: 90" X 72" Please ask if you require additional details. To date, LaTourette is the only woman documented to have woven coverlets on a loom with Jacquard machinery.She's been called "the incomparable Sarah." Sarah LaTourette, the United States' only professional woman coverlet weaver, made as much a name for herself in the 19th century as she has with collectors today, who prize any LaTourette coverlet.Weaving was a family business for the LaTourettes, who trace their genealogy in the United States back to Jean LaTourette, a Huguenot refugee from France, who came to America in 1765.John LaTourette died in 1849 leaving the family business to Sarah and her brother Henry, who was the only Indiana-born weaver (most professional weavers moved to Indiana from other states.) The brother and sister team made one notable change after their father's death - they added the word "YEAR" to the date in the signature block of most of their coverlets.A nephew once described Sarah as "six feet tall, a strapping Holland Dutch girl with long, strong arms." She was 27 when her father died, and had the professional and business skills needed to continue the business, Henry, who was 16, shared the work load with his sister.
Price: 500 USD
Location: Sumner, Texas
End Time: 2024-11-29T23:06:23.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Textiles
Signed: Signed
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Original/Reproduction: Original
