Jacquard Coverlet fragment; Beiderwand
notes: label: Description
content: Fragment of a coverlet; Blue & white; cotton and wool; ribbed Jacquard, weave with a pattern composed of large detached figures which in outline suggests a crab, no fringe visible. 1. (border) none visible, piece too small 2. (center) medallions.
label: Description
content: Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving early handweaving, and the use of materials she collected in books on the subject, NMAH should keep the fragments she donated in the collection, as part of the national woven coverlet collection.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Laura M. Allen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T4905
label: catalog number
content: T04905.000
label: accession number
content: 071965
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet fragment, figured
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: Jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: double weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: medallion (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 9 in; 40.64 cm x 22.86 cm