Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.066

Description

Handwoven coverlet. Supplementary weft. Point twill variation woven with the blue wool, weft cotton used as a tabby. 2 edges hemmed and 2 edges selvedged. Undyed cotton and undyed and blue wool. Two panels joined by a center seam.

Collection

ATHM Collection

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

Date made

1800 - 1900

Place

Country

United States of America

Notes

Technique: Handwoven

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Twill

Notes

3-block broken point twill ("Gebrochene") on 10 shafts with tabby. WIF available upon request; drafted 10/7/23 by Emily Barth.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1965.52.1

Dimensions

Width

69-1/2 in

Length

93-1/2 in