Sally Stewart’s coverlet is a good example of New York style. The earliest New York weavers were immigrants from the British Isles and had been trained in carpet weaving. Sally’s coverlet--made by a Scots-Irish immigrant--has large medallion designs similar to those found on British carpets of the period. But the eagle motif in the coverlet’s border is purely an American expression. ID.2007.72.45 Gift of the Fred and Margaret Brusher Family

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