"Star and Table;" overshot coverlet; multi-harness; c. 1800-1830; likely Pennsylvania
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
label: date made
content: c. 1800-1830
notes: label: Description
content: This is a red, white, and blue, cotton and wool, multi-harness, overshot coverlet woven in a complex “Star and Table” pattern with long warp self-fringe and shorter weft self-fringe. There is a center seam, indicating hand-loom weaving. The coverlet measures 79 inches by 71.5 inches. There is little information about the provenance of this coverlet; however, most of the complex overshot star and diamond coverlets were created in the counties just west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The weavers of these coverlets were master weavers and used looms with upward of twenty-six shafts, which allowed them to pack in minute detail into a rather small space. The weaver’s use of red, and blue wool yarns contrasting against the white, cotton ground-cloth create a stunning visual.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. John H. Murray
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T18667
label: catalog number
content: T18667.000
label: accession number
content: 144093
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot, multi-harness
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot, mulitharness (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: star and table (overall pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 79 in x 71 1/2 in; 200.66 cm x 181.61 cm