Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.093

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed cotton and blue wool, tied double cloth (Beiderwand). Coverlet has two panels joined by a center seam. (The color of the blue wool on the right panel and in a 2.5 inch strip at the top of the left panel is lighter than the blue of the remaining left panel.) Selvedges on sides; top and bottom are hemmed. Central motif is a pattern made up of large floral medallions separated by smaller floral medallions framed within a curved eight-sided shape. Border contains peacocks and oval vases filled with flowers. Corner blocks contain an urn encircled by leaves and the woven text.

Collection

ATHM Collection

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

1844 - 1844

Notes

Date: 1839

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR above urn motif

Transcription

1839

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2004.98.12

Dimensions

Width

64 in

Length

87 in