coverlet; geometric double cloth; c. 1840; Indiana
date: label: date made
content: ca 1840
label: date made
content: c. 1840
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white, geometric double-cloth coverlet was woven with cotton and wool yarn. The pattern used is commonly known as “Whig Rose.” Interestingly, there are no borders on this coverlet, and there is no evidence to suggest it has been cut down over its lifetime. According to the donor, this coverlet was owned and used by Eliza Hackly Pelton Pettibone, of Crown Point Indiana, before 1850. The coverlet measures 92 inches by 74.5 inches and is constructed of two panels that were woven as one length, cut, and sewn together with a center seam.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. David Leonard Wells
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T12676
label: catalog number
content: T12676.000
label: accession number
content: 237318
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet
label: Object Name
content: coverlet, geometric
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: geometric double cloth (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 92 in x 72 1/2 in; 233.68 cm x 184.15 cm