Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.080

Description

Figured coverlet; blue cotton and red, and olive wool, double cloth. Hemmed top and bottom, self-fringe on sides and applied fringe on bottom hem. Central motif is an octagonal center medallion. In the center of the medallion is a large floral motif surrounded smaller floral motifs. This is framed by a chain of leaves. The ground both inside and outside of the octagonal frame is a diamond pattern. Borders are on all sides and contain scrolling plumes. At each corner of the border, a vase of flowers and plumes punctures the field, creating curved corners. The border is trimmed on the inside with a rope-like edging.

Collection

Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)

Category

Center medallion

Acquisition

Accession

2017.2

Credit Line

Transfer from the Hawthorne Collection upon the closing of the ATHM in Lowell, MA in 2017

Made/Created

Date made

1830 - 1860

Notes

Believed to be from Pennsylvania.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.84

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.

Material

Cotton, Wool