coverlet; geometric, double-cloth; c. 1800-1850; likely Pennsylvania
date: label: date made
content: 1790-1815
label: date made
content: late 18th century
label: date made
content: early 19th century
label: date made
content: 1800-1850
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This is a blue and white, plain weave double coverlet executed in geometric block weave pattern. The pattern is most commonly known as “Whig Rose.” There is a "Pine Tree" border along three sides created from a fractional reduction and lengthening of the main pattern. The weaver used natural colored linen with olive green and indigo (blue) colored wool. The coverlet measures 82 inches by 79 inches. The coverlet is constructed of two panels each 34.5 inches wide. The weaver would have woven both panels as one length, cut that length in half, and sewn the panels together to create the finished width. There is a five inch long woven fringe with a half inch heading applied to the sides of coverlet, and there is a five inch self-fringe along the lower edge. The coverlet was initially purchased in Huntington Valley, Pennsylvania and it is likely that it was woven in Pennsylvania sometime during the first half of the nineteenth century.
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T18271
label: catalog number
content: T18271.000
label: accession number
content: 1977.0107
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, geometric
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: double cloth (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: linen, wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 82 in x 79 in; 208.28 cm x 200.66 cm