Fragment of a geometric double-cloth coverlet
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Fragment of a multi-colored geometric double-woven coverlet. Blue, dark green, red, and white, 2 ply, z twist wool in warp and weft. The pattern is similar to the "Whig Rose," (see Heirlooms from Old Looms, page 125.) the pattern consists of overlapping circles, with in each of which is centered a checkerboard square with 4 smaller checkerboard squares at its corners and solid rectangles at its sides. At one end of the fragment is a border design utilizing the circle overlap.
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Anonymous gift
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T16871.000
label: catalog number
content: T16871.000
label: accession number
content: 310652
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet fragment, geometric
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 21 1/2 in x 14 in; 54.61 cm x 35.56 cm