Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.147

Description

Coverlet; undyed cotton with blue wool, twill. Center seam joins two panels. Selvedges on either side. Hemmed top, fringed bottom. Central motif contains three blocks stacked on the diagonal inside an outlined box. Overall effect is that blocks form diamonds and the outlines of the boxes form cross marks in the centers.

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

Place

Location

Unknown

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Twill Blocks

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1980.16.6

Dimensions

Height

38-1/2 in

Width

38-1/2 in

Length

86-1/4 in

Material

Cotton, Wool