Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.044

Description

Overshot coverlet; undyed cotton and brown wool. Center seam joins two panels. Hemmed top, fringed sewn to sides and bottom. Central motif is a pattern called "chariot wheels". The pattern contains four circles arranged in a square. The wheels are joined by a double bar. A square is in the center of the design. Borders are defined by openwork, and consist of a narrow row of chariot wheels.

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

Artist Information

Artist

Boulton, Ellen

Role

Weaver

Date made

1890 - 1920

Place

Town

Spencer

State/Province

Massachussetts

Country

United States of America

Notes

Made in the Watson Home (Built in 1810)

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Overshot

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

2000.87.1

Material

Cotton, Wool