Very Fine and Rare Embroidered Wool Coverlet, Connecticut River Valley, circa 1825

in navy blue with stars and flowers in pink, blue and gold, the top embroidered Esther Williams Aged 69.

Stephen and Carol Huber, Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo, "Beyond Tradition: A Folk Art Collection in New Hampshire," Antiques & Fine Art, vol. VII, issue 2, Summer/Autumn 2006, p. 139.

Scattered holes throughout, mostly repaired and not readily apparent, scattered minor losses to the embroidery.
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