1700 - 1799 Wool Quilted Counterpane
date: label: date made
content: 1700-1799
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This example of an 18th century counterpane is composed of worn wool and linen/wool fabrics. A center panel, 55 x 35-inches, is made of unglazed green wool, the 17-inch border is made of dark blue glazed wool. Two corners are made of blue and brown striped linsey-woolsey.
label: Description
content: Originally the counterpane was acquired for the study of the early textiles used in its construction. ("Anatomy of a Quilted Counterpane" by Rita J. Adrosko in Weavers Journal; Vol VIII, No4, Issue 32) The lining was of particular significance. Part of it consisted of a coverlet (TE*T14718 NMAH Coverlet Collection) woven in the “Monks Belt” design. It was separated from the top and wool filling and is one of the oldest coverlets in the Collection. The rest of the lining utilizes worn-out fabrics such as were used for the front. The sewing thread is linen (2-ply S-twist). It is quilted, 5 stitches per inch, with linen thread. This counterpane is an interesting example of recycled 18th century fabrics.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Quilts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T14718.00A
label: catalog number
content: T14718A
label: accession number
content: 281922
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, linen (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 89 in x 70 in; 226 cm x 179 cm