Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.028

Description

Overshot coverlet; undyed cotton and red and blue wool. Cneter seam joins two panels. Slevedges on sides; top hemmed, bottom fringed. Central motif consists of interlocking rings (Lovers Knot) with a checkerboard table at the cneter of each ring. Bottom has a double border mof elongated ovals.

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 - 1840

Place

State/Province

Pennsylvania

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

1962.61.5

Dimensions

Height

34-1/2 in

Width

34-1/2 in

Length

93-5/16 in

Material

Cotton, Wool