Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.010

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed cotton and red wool, double cloth. Selvedges on either side; hemmed top and bottom. Central motif consists of large medallions. One medallion contains an eight-pointed flower surrounded by smaller flowers. Encircling this medallion is a wreath of flowers. The other medallion contains large roses surrounding a fleurette. Separating the medallions are single fleurettes. Borders on all sides contain rectangles filled with floral motifs; however, the motifs within the side borders differ slightly from those on the top and the bottom. Side borders also contain a diamond patterned background. Corner blocks are edge in a design of geometric squares with a single flower at the center of each block.

Collection

Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)

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

1855

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Double Weave

Notes

Unbalanced layers

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Material/Technique

Woven

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.33

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs to be measured

Material

Cotton, Wool