coverlet; geometric double-cloth; c. 1820-1840; poss. Pennsylvania
date: label: date made
content: c. 1820-1840
notes: label: Description
content: This coverlet is a red, white, and blue, geometric double cloth coverlet. The main pattern is commonly known as “Lover’s Knot”. There are borders at the top and bottom which are created from a fractional reduction of the main pattern. There is evidence of self-fringe on the sides, and the bottom edge has a seven inch long decorative woven fringe applied with decorative stitchwork. It may have been a latter addition or reattached at a later date. The coverlet is constructed from two panels which were woven as one length, cut, and seamed up the middle. Not much is known about the provenance of the coverlet, but based on the design and structure, it was likely woven between 1820 and 1840 in Pennsylvania. The donor and her family lived in the Dearborn, Michigan area, but more research is needed to determine if there are earlier connections to Pennsylvania.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania
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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. Ola Taylor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T10086
label: catalog number
content: T10086.000
label: accession number
content: 179762
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet
label: Object Name
content: coverlet, geometric
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: Figured and Fancy (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: double cloth (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: lover's knot (overall pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)