"Orange Peel;" coverlet; overshot; c. 1770-1820
date: label: date made
content: late 18th early 19th century
label: date made
content: 1770-1820
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white, overshot coverlet was woven using linen and wool in an “Orange Peel” pattern. The warp is a white, linen, 2-ply, s-twist, z-spun yarn. Both the ground weft and supplementary pattern weft are z-spun singles. The pattern weft is dyed blue. The coverlet measures 95.5 inches by 68 inches, and coverlet was constructed from two panels woven as one length, cut, and seamed together to create the finished width. Based on the use of linen in the warp it is possible to date this coverlet from 1770-1820.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T18519
label: catalog number
content: T18519.000
label: accession number
content: 1978.0780
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
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: linen (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 95 1/2 in x 68 in; 242.57 cm x 172.72 cm