Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.167

Description

Fringe on three sides, two formed by the weft wool on the sides, bottom added on. DESIGN: portrait of Washington in all four corners, large floral central medallion. INSCRIPTION: WASHINGTON.

Collection

ATHM Collection

Category

Center medallion

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

1870 - 1880

Place

Country

United States of America

Notes

Date: around 1876

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Cornerblock inscription

Location

LL, LR, UL, UR

Transcription

WASHINGTON

Notes

within ribbon under each bust

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1968.50.1

Material

Cotton, Wool