Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.053

Description

Handwoven Overshot Coverlet. Repeat: 8" x 8 1/4" Woven in 3 sections, cut for a four poster bed. Edges; 2 selvages, 2 hemmed Undyed cotton and blue wool

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

1830 - 1860

Place

Country

United States of America

Notes

Technique: overshot

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Overshot

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1973.12

Dimensions

Width

29-1/4 in

Length

99 in

Dimension Notes

Width is times 3.