Coverlet; Figured and Fancy, double cloth; c. 1840; New York
date: label: Date made
content: 19th century
label: date made
content: c. 1840
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white, double-cloth coverlet has no fringe. The centerfield pattern consists of large stylized floral medallions alternating with smaller bird and flower motifs. Similar patterns have been named “Bird of Paradise” and are generally associated with the Finger Lakes region of New York. The four-sided border is composed of abstract geometric and leaf figures. The cornerblocks depict a “Double Rose” motif. This design is likely the logo or trademark of an unidentified coverlet weaver in that region. The donor, Dr. Charles D. Walcott was the Fourth Secretary of the Smithsonian. This coverlet had passed down through his family in Washington County, New York, and it is almost certainly from the area. There is a center seam joining the two panels of the coverlet together. The coverlet is in overall excellent condition and likely dates from the 1840s.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Washington
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. Charles D. Walcott
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T4559
label: catalog number
content: T04559.000
label: accession number
content: 069191
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: double weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: medallion (border pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: medallion (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 92 in x 81 in; 233.68 cm x 205.74 cm