Name/Title
CoverletEntry/Object ID
1955.15Description
Polly's Delight pattern overshot coverlet. The coverlet is woven of blue wool and white cotton with long, white double-row leno fringe on three sides. It consists of two panels seamed together up the center. The corners of the coverlet are rounded with a tuck.Context
Made by Bathsheba H. Phillips Crane of Newfane, Vermont. The draft for the pattern as well as other charts made by Crane are held in the Vermont Historical Society's library.Acquisition
Accession
1955.15Source or Donor
Swingle, Alice H.Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Crane, Bathsheba Howard Phillips (1811-1895)Date made
circa 1825Place
Town
NewfaneCounty
Windham CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaWoven Textile Details
Weave Type
OvershotWarp
Average Warp Count
30Warp Colors
Blue, WhiteWarp Materials
Wool, CottonWeft
Weft Count
30Weft Colors
Blue, WhiteWeft Materials
Wool, CottonLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CoverletNomenclature Primary Object Term
BedcoverNomenclature Class
BeddingNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
78 inLength
94 in