Head of the Cove by Louise Kenyon, circa 1945
Head of the Cove by Louise Kenyon, circa 1945
A vintage Folly Cove Designers hand block printed textile, in the 'Head of the Cove' pattern in yellow on cream colored cotton, depicting landmarks and village, country life in Annisquam (Gloucester), Massachusetts, designed by Louise Kenyon, circa 1945.
New museum quality framing, invisibly sewn on linen with UV resistant glass. invisibly sewn on linen, museum quality framing.
The Folly Cove Designers were founded in Gloucester, Massachusetts by Virginia Lee Burton, the celebrated children's book author and illustrator who wrote Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel,The Little House, and Mabel the Cable Car; among other classics, which have never gone out of print. Production of these textiles ceased in 1968. Their work is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, among other museums and private collections.