Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.049

Description

Overshot coverlet; undyed cotton and blue and pink wool. Center seam is well matched and joins two panels. Selvedges on either side; hemmed top and bottom. Central motif consists of large rectangular blocks filled with star motifs and framed with bands that form crosses. At the center of each cross is a motif that resembles a four petaled flower.

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

Phipps, Drucilla

Role

Weaver

Date made

1890 - 1920

Place

Town

Tazewell

State/Province

Virginia

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Overshot

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

2000.128.1

Material

Cotton, Wool