Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.083

Description

Overshot coverlet; undyed cotton and rust and green wool. Center seam joins two panels. Hemmed top. Leno lace fringe formed by warp ends and pieced at sides; attached to sides and corners at right angles. Central motif has large rust/green wheels alternating with small green squares.

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

1976.8

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

NEEDS Measured.