"Orange Peel" overshot coverlet, 1829
date: label: Date made
content: 1829
notes: label: Description
content: This is a blue and white, overshot coverlet, woven in an "Orange Peel." pattern. The lower edge is finished with a self fringe. There are three borders are which are reduced variations of the main pattern. The coverlet was woven in 2 pieces and sewn together. The letters "E W" and the date 1829 are woven into the coverlet on the right upper edge of the left half. (It appears to be in the center of the upper edge.)
label: Description
content: The vendor's mother purchased this item in either New England or New York.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New England
label: place made
content: United States: New York
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T14701
label: catalog number
content: T14701.000
label: accession number
content: 282100
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: Overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: orange peel (overall pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: indigo (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 88 in x 74 in; 223.52 cm x 187.96 cm