Fragment of a Summer & Winter weave coverlet
notes: label: Description
content: Fragment of a heavy "overshot" fabric of handspun yarns woven with plain tabby foundation of cotton. Pattern weft of golden brown (possibly butter-nut dyed) wool whch interweaves closely with the ground, giving a subdued color effect. The plain block portions of the pattern show a "bird-eye" effect typical of "Summer and Winter" weave
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Miss Ruth Brenner
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T07681.000
label: catalog number
content: T07681.000
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet fragment
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: Summer and Winter weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 in x 21 in; 43.18 cm x 53.34 cm