Embroidered whitework coverlet. Culture: American. Dimensions: Including fringe: 102 3/4 x 75 1/2 in. (261 x 191.8 cm). Maker: Probably Jane Simonton Chapman (born 1794). Date: ca. 1821-25.This whitework coverlet is composed of three lengths of twill-weave fabric stitched together. It is embroidered with loops of heavy white cotton thread, sometimes called "candlewicking." A large eight-pointed star is embroidered in the center with an eagle above it and one beneath it. The central motifs are surrounded by flowering potted plants and a swag border. The coverlet is fringed on all four sides; each piece of fringe is drawn through the hem individually. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.