Coverlet

Woven Textile

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Vermont Historical Society

Coverlet

Name/Title

Coverlet

Entry/Object ID

1968.60.3

Description

Panel of a blue-and-white overshot coverlet in the orange peel pattern.

Context

Made by the family of Colonel Jacob Rolfe in Colchester, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1968.60

Source or Donor

LaForty, George Wallace (1918-1996), Hinz, Marjorie Edna Gallau (1929-2000)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George LaForty

Made/Created

Place

Town

Colchester

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Woven Textile Details

Weave Type

Overshot

Warp

Average Warp Count

24

Warp Materials

Cotton

Weft

Weft Count

28

Weft Materials

Wool

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coverlet

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bedcover

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

77 in

Width

42 in

Material

Wool, Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rolfe, Jacob (1790-1864)