Mrs. Jahu Lovell; ":Rose and Table" coverlet; overshot; c. 1888; Alabama
date: label: date made
content: c. 1888
notes: label: Description
content: Mrs. Jahu Lovel of Jones Chapel, Cullman County, Alabama wove this brown and white, “Rose and Table,” overshot coverlet circa 1888. According to the donor, her ancestor, this coverlet was “used only for special occasions,” which would account for its excellent condition today. Coverlets like this one allowed women to create decorative items for their homes with their own skills and resources, so that money could be spent purchasing the things the family could not make themselves. The coverlet was woven in one length, cut and folded back on itself, and seamed up the middle. It measures 91 inches by 68.5 inches.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Alabama, Jones Chapel
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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 Mr. and Mrs. Lewy E. Greeson through Mr. Otis H. Greeson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13423
label: catalog number
content: T13423.000
label: accession number
content: 254072
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
label: Object Name
content: overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: "rose and table" (overall pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: natural (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 91 in x 68 1/2 in; 231.14 cm x 173.99 cm