Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

2008.57.6

Description

Overshot coverlet woven by Caroline Walker Shelton according to oral tradition, Cat Tracks and Snail Trail variation,* dark brown (possibly from walnut dye) on cream, cream squares in a square with dark brown borders and dark brown diagonals and wavy lines as background, two 32" pieces hand sewn at center, hand hemmed top and bottom edges, 84"l x 65"w, c. 1918 (per photograph of John Walker). * pattern name per book "Of Coverlets" by Wilson and Kennedy

Acquisition

Notes

Purchase made possible through a grant from the State of Tennessee

Made/Created

Artist Information

Attribution

Shelton, Caroline Walker

Notes

Date: 1918 c.

Dimensions

Width

65 in

Length

84 in