"Rose Path" overshot coverlet; early 19th C.
date: label: Date made
content: early 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: "Rose Path" overshot coverlet; early 19th C.. Rose path weave, block pattern. Pairs of crosswise white bars intersect pairs of chain-like lengthwise bars, forming blocks about 41/2" x 5" square. The chain like motifs are created from the weave, based on rosepath threading. Made with 2 ply s twist white cotton and 2 ply s twist blue wool. Center seam is stitched with the indigo wool of which the cloth is woven top and bottom hems are stitched with indigo 2 ply s twist linen. No fringes or borders.
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Miss Doris M. Bowman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T14702
label: catalog number
content: T14702.00S
label: accession number
content: 280887
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool, linen (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 83 in x 70 in; 210.82 cm x 177.8 cm