Geometric coverlet, point twill windows

Woven Textile

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Foster & Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery

Name/Title

Geometric coverlet, point twill windows

Entry/Object ID

2017.1.020

Description

Geometric coverlet twill with self fringe on two sides.Two panels joined by a center seam. Navy and green wool with undyed cotton. Central motif is red and blue checked with squares of stripes and diamonds. Unknown weaver.

Collection

ATHM Collection

Category

Geometric

Acquisition

Accession

2017.1

Source or Donor

American Textile History Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Transfer from the ATHM in Lowell, MA upon its closing in 2017

Made/Created

Artist Information

Role

Weaver

Date made

1820 - 1845

Place

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Twill

Warp

Warp Colors

Natural

Warp Materials

Cotton

Weft

Weft Colors

Navy, Green

Weft Materials

Wool

Notes

"Windowpane," supplementary weft with tabby

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

1980.16.5

Dimensions

Height

35-3/4 in

Width

35-3/4 in

Length

82-3/4 in

Material

Cotton, Wool

Color

Natural, Navy, Green