Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
2008.57.6Description
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 KennedyAcquisition
Notes
Purchase made possible through a grant from the State of TennesseeMade/Created
Artist Information
Attribution
Shelton, Caroline WalkerNotes
Date: 1918 c.