Coverlet

Textile

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

1993.9.1

Description

White cotton candlewick coverlet. Small central 8-pointed star surrounded by hanging pine trees. Enclosed by a Greek key border. Center further enclosed by trees and stemmed flowers. Lower left corner has traditional Bolton mark (RHF 12). Fringe likely added later. Warp: Z singles cotton; 9 epc. Weft: alternate picks of thick (plied) and thin.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1812 - circa 1849

Place

* Untyped Place

Bolton, England

Notes

One note suggests it was made in 1812. Other suggests it is closer to 1830s-40s.

Dimensions

Width

104 in

Depth

92 in

Provenance

Notes

Woven by Rachael Hughes Potts. Great-great-great grandmother of Connor. Additional note in accession file suggests that this was not actually made by Rachael Hughes Potts (Germantown resident) but was actually made in Bolton, England in the 19th century and was exported to Philadelphia.