Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.117

Description

Overshot coverlet panel; undyed linen, undyed cotton, and green and gold wool. Center seam joins two panels. Selvedges on either side; hemmed top and bottom. The central motif resembles the pattern called "wind flower". Each block contains a square in gold flanked by natural colored rectangles and corner blocks in a green check pattern.

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

1790 - 1850

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Overshot

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1980.16.22

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.

Material

Cotton, Wool, Linen