Coverlet; turned twill; 19th century
date: label: Date made
content: first half 19th century
label: date made
content: 1800-1850
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white, patterned turned twill coverlet is woven in the "Snail Trail," or "Cat Track," pattern with wavy linear border formed from a fractional reduction of the main pattern on all four sides. There are no hems along the top or bottom edges, but both are secured with an overcast binding stitch of natural 2-ply, s-twist z-spun cotton thread. This is the same yarn used in the warp and weft and likely originates from the last shot of the weft. According the accession file, this coverlet was woven in the Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland area sometime during the nineteenth century. The wool in this coverlet is said to have come from sheep raised on the orginal owners farm.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Rockville
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13808
label: catalog number
content: T13808.000
label: accession number
content: 265578
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, twill weave
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
label: Object Name
content: coverlet, twill
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: turned twill weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: blue, white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 88 in x 77 1/2 in; 223.52 cm x 196.85 cm