Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.120

Description

Overshot coverlet; undyed cotton and wool. Center seam joins two panels. Selvedges on either side; one selvedge has remains of a fringe; other has been removed. Top hemmed, bottom fringed. Central motif consists of four wheels and a table of nine blocks.

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

Overshot

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1980.16.14

Dimensions

Height

37-1/2 in

Width

37-1/2 in

Length

88-1/2 in

Material

Cotton, Wool