Record Details
Candlewick Spread
Artist
Artist unidentified
Date1825–1850
Place/RegionNew York, United States
MediumCotton
Dimensions85 × 79 3/4"
Credit LineGift of Jay Johnson
Accession number1991.6.1
DescriptionThis woven candlewick spread was crafted of thick cording or "roving" similar to the wicks used in making candles. Woven candlewick spreads made at home or by professional weavers were popular during the second quarter of the nineteenth century.
Elizabeth V. Warren and Stacy C. Hollander, "Candlewick Spread," Expressions of a New Spirit: Highlights from the Permanent Collection of the Museum of American Folk Art (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 1989), 138
