Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.105

Description

Overshot coverlet; undyed cotton and red and blue wool, currently in two pieces. Center seam has been removed. Both panels have selvedges on either side; hemmed top and bottom. Central motif contains clusters of four large geometric petal shapes alternated with a square.

Collection

ATHM Collection

Category

Geometric

Acquisition

Accession

2017.1

Source or Donor

American Textile History Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Transfer from the ATHM in Lowell, MA upon its closing in 2017

Made/Created

Date made

1830 - 1860

Notes

Technique: overshot

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2005.60A+B

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs Measured.