Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
2007.6.3Description
Overshot coverlet from the Fain house 1843*, Double Chariot Wheel pattern, handwoven in two sections of 34"w x 89"l fabric, wools in blue/red/ecru, no care taken to match patterns, heavier weight, includes piece of 1/4" x 1/2" fabric with the initials "MRF" [Margaret Ruth Fain]. Some blue on one end has faded to almost a greenish-blue.
* The house was completed in 1840 but didn't get painted until '43; that date stuck with the house, according to Margaret Fain ? (Isabell Fain's daughter) of Fairfax, Va, 5/2017.