Coverlet

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.416

Description

Coverlet: Quilted earth-green linsey-woolsey; quilted in patterns of trilobial flowers, or clover leaves, about borders; at center, round geometric flowers and leaves; tawny lining.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

73-1/4 in

Length

107 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 73 1/4 x 107 in. (186.1 x 271.8 cm)

Material

Linen, Wool

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

File folder not found 7/11/00 EHG Linsey-woolsey originally a material of mixed linen (flax) and wool, and, later, a fabric of coarse wool on cotton warp. (V. Oxford Universal Dictionary)

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 01C