coverlet; Figured and Fancy; double-cloth; 1844; New York
date: label: Date made
content: 1841
label: date made
content: 1844
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white, Figured and Fancy, double-cloth coverlet is dated 1844 in the outmost border but is otherwise unsigned. There is a large central medallion composed of scrollwork and anthemion motifs. Around this, the remaining centerfield is composed of thistles, bluebells, and other floral designs. There is a meandering clover-like floral design and sine-line outermost border where the date can be found woven into the design. This coverlet was made near Syracuse, New York for the mother of the donor’s grandfather who was married in 1840. There is no center seam, indicating that this coverlet was woven on a broad loom.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Syracuse
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Miss Mary E. Cook
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T6713
label: catalog number
content: T06713.000
label: accession number
content: 111910
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: Figrued and Fancy (overall style)
label: Physical Description
content: double cloth (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: anthemion medallion (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: blue, white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)