Coverlet (Section) c. 1940

This is a design for a coverlet section, maybe from the early to mid-twentieth century, by Cornelius Christoffels. I look at this, and I immediately imagine the maker at the loom—the patient, repetitive actions of weaving, pushing the shuttle back and forth. The design is fascinating—a grid-like structure with alternating bands of red and blue, creating this complex pattern. I’m imagining the artist thinking, playing, working out how to make the threads dance and how the colors can shift and pop. There's a real physicality to the woven surface; I can almost feel the texture under my fingertips. It's like a conversation between color and structure, each informing the other. It reminds me of the work of Anni Albers, who explored the intersection of weaving, pattern, and abstraction. Isn't it wild how these textile artists really speak to one another, and to us, across time?