Overshot coverlet fragment, North Carolina
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Fragment or sample of a 4-harness, overshot, coverlet weave in a block pattern, similar to "Sunflower", or "Ladies Delight pattern," formed by floats of the weft material, in 2 shades of brown wool yarn, woven over a tabby or plain weave foundation, made with hand-spun cotton warp and tabby. According to the donor, this fabric came from Edgecombe County, N.C.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: North Carolina
label: place made
content: United States: South Carolina
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Roscoe M. Packard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T06083.000
label: catalog number
content: T06083.000
label: accession number
content: 109791
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet fragment
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 12 in; 25.4 cm x 30.48 cm