Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.082

Description

Summer and winter coverlet; undyed cotton and blue wool. Center seam joins two panels. Top hemmed. Three sides once had gancy fringe trim, mostly worn off. On one half of the bottom the fringe trim was woven as a continuation of the panel; the other panel had fringed added to it. Central motif consists of a table with roses that form a cross. Several mistakes in treadling.

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

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Summer and Winter

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1980.16.9

Dimensions

Height

36-1/4 in

Width

36-1/4 in

Length

98-1/4 in

Material

Cotton, Wool