"Double Bowknot" coverlet; overshot; 19th century
date: label: Date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: The weaver of this overshot, “Double Bowknot” or “Big Leaf” pattern is unknown, but she was a master weaver. Using olive green and pokeberry dyed Z-spun wool singles and white 2-ply, S-twist, Z-spun cotton, she was able to use the different colored supplementary pattern weft to create a vibrant two-panel coverlet. The coverlet measures 99 inches by 80 inches, and has self-fringe on three sides. This coverlet is in excellent overall condition. The “Double Bowknot” pattern, as with all coverlet patterns, has many names that very based on location and time. This pattern is also known as “Muscadine Hulls” in the Southern United States.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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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 Mrs. Emma Bushong Mitchell through Mrs. Kleon D. Fokides and Mrs. Gervails T. Moss
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13000
label: catalog number
content: T13000.000
label: accession number
content: 249079
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coverlet, overshot
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
label: Object Name
content: overshot
label: Object Type
content: Double Bow Knot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: "double bow knot" (overall pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: olive green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: pokeberry (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 99 in x 80 in; 251.46 cm x 203.2 cm