Coverlet photograph

Name/Title

Coverlet photograph

Entry/Object ID

CDP 24.3.AW005

Description

Red, Navy, Dark Green and natural geometric starwork coverlet with good self-fringe. Two panel, multi-shaft coverlet with design of starbursts and geometric squares; 73 x 85”. Unusual top stitching, apparently by machine, in each of the navy sections (see pictures 3-4). Belonged to Ellen Jane Ditto (1825-1885), daughter of William Henry Ditto and Hannah Carolina Kershner, who married in 1848 Isaac Ankeney, Sr. (1824-1886) of Woodside Farm, located northwest of Clear Spring along Broadfording Road. The coverlet was passed down to her granddaughter Jane Flory Ankeney (1912-1995).

Collection

Coverlet Documentation Project, Ankeney-Woods Collection

Acquisition

Notes

Photographed and documented 11/06/24

Dimensions

Width

73 in

Length

85 in

Color

Red, Navy, Dark Green, Natural