Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.2.072

Description

Figured coverlet; undyed cotton and rust and brown wool, double cloth. Center seam joins two panels. Selvedges on either side; hemmed top and bottom. Central motif consists of large floral medallions. Each medallion has a diamond shaped leaf design surrounded by flowers. At the intersection of each row there is a small four flower medallion. The ground of the center field is a rust and brown checkerboard design. Borders on all sides contain motifs of large urns filled with flowers. Narrow secondary borders are also on all outer edges. The secondary borders on the sides show a double row of zigzag design with a dot in each space. This same design is on the top and bottom edge, but consists of one row and on the bottom edge is the woven text.

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

1841

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Double Weave

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1998.59.30

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Needs measured.