Coverlet sample

Name/Title

Coverlet sample

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.069

Description

Figured coverlet sample; undyed cotton and black wool, double cloth. Selvedges on either side; hemmed top and bottom. Central motif consists of a chain of scrolls and vines. At the top edge there is the beginnings of a building. A stylized floral pattern serves as the bottom border and continues along the inner portion of the side borders. The outermost border on the sides has a ladder design. A single highly stylized floral motif is in the lowest corners.

Collection

Hawthorne Collection (ATHM)

Category

Crib size/Sample

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

circa 1845

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Double Weave

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.67

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.