Rawlins Mill Coverlet; Delaware, ca. 1900
date: label: Date made
content: late 19th early 20th century
notes: label: Description
content: Workers at the Rawlins Mill in Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware wove this overshot coverlet with center seam down and fringe along three sides. The coverlet was woven from cotton and red and blue wool yarns. DeLevan Rawlins Bowen donated this coverlet, along with 2005.0042.01 and 2005.0042.02. According to the National Register for Historic Places report, the Hearn and Rawlins Mill, as it is known today, has operated in various capacities since 1820. The building that currently stands on the site was built in 1880 and used as a grist mill. Lot Rawlins and John Morgan Rawlins, ancestors of the donor, started and owned the mill. The family moved from England to Delaware in 1747. The mill was water-powered and located along the Nanticoke River, which feeds into the Chesapeake Bay. The coverlet measures 81 inches by 77 inches.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Delaware
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of DeLavan Rawlins Bowen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0042.03
label: accession number
content: 2005.0042
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 81 in x 77 in; 205.74 cm x 195.58 cm