Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.092

Description

Star work coverlet in two unseamed panels; undyed cotton and blue, green, and red wool, currently in two pieces. Selvedge on one side. Top and bottom hem has been rolled to the front. The tape from an applied fringe, which has been cut off, remains along one selvedge and bottom on the face of the fabric. The center motif of the star and diamond structure is an eight-pointed star enclosed in a circle; a smaller star is inserted in the space created by the intersection of four adjacent circles. Each weft color change occurs at the completion of a star motif. Border is the larger star motif which has been reduced proportionally.

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

Starwork

Warp

Warp Materials

Cotton

Weft

Weft Materials

Cotton, Wool

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1980.16.25A+B

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.