"Single Chariot Wheel," overshot coverlet, c 1858
date: label: Date made
content: early 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: According to the donor, her ancestor, Hannah Gray (b. July 13, 1823) wove this coverlet sometime before her wedding in 1858 in Connecticut. The blue and white, overshot coverlet is woven in a “Single Chariot Wheel" pattern. Hannah was the sister of Tompkins C. Grey, a member of the House of Representatives. The coverlet measures 98 inches by 76 inches and is composed of two panels which were woven as one length and seamed together to create the finished width.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Mildred Grey Smith
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T12817
label: catalog number
content: T12817.000
label: accession number
content: 241956
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 98 in x 76 in; 248.92 cm x 193.04 cm