Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.079

Description

Overshot coverlet; undyed cotton and red and blue wool. Center seam joins two panels. Selvedges on both sides; hems at top and bottom. Central motif consists of nine patch blocks and circular wagon wheel-like shapes. Color in the individual nine patch blocks alternate from red to blue.

Collection

ATHM Collection

Category

Geometric

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

Notes

Technique: overshot

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Overshot

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2004.98.1

Dimensions

Width

56 in

Length

98 in