Overshot coverlet; multi-harness; probably Pennsylvania, 1800-1825
date: label: Date made
content: early 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Not much is known about the origins of this multi-shaft, overshot, red, light blue, indigo, and white coverlet. It was almost certainly woven by a professional, male, German weaver in Pennsylvania between 1800 and 1825. There is self-fringe along the sides, but none along either the top or bottom. The coverlet measures 92 inches by 84 inches and was constructed from two panels. The pattern matches the design found on plate 4, number 2 of the 1771 pattern book, Neues Weberbild und Musterbuch published by Johann Michael Kirschbaum.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0243.01
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0243.01
label: accession number
content: 2014.0243
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coverlet, overshot
label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton; wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: light blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: indigo (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: natural (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: star and diamond (overall pattern)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 92 in x 84 in; 233.68 cm x 213.36 cm