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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
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Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Coverlet

1935/1942

Cornelius Christoffels

Associated Names

Cornelius Christoffels

Artist, American, born Netherlands, 1879 - 1960

The image shows a textile with an intricate pattern of geometric shapes and lines. The design includes squares, rectangles, and zigzag lines arranged in a repetitive and symmetrical pattern. The alternating blue and beige colors create a checkerboard effect, and the textile features fringe at the bottom edge.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and gouache on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.7 x 27.9 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.)
Original IAD Object: 72" wide; 84" long
Accession Number

1943.8.2857

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lowertight in watercolor: C. Christoffels.

Wikidata ID

Q64540472

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