Reproduction sample of an NMAH coverlet, 1980
date: label: Date made
content: 1980
name: label: maker
content: Cone, Joyce E.
notes: label: Description
content: Reproduction sample of an NMAH coverlet, 1980. Geometric pattern border that runs along selvage has a design done in medium blue floats. Middle design has a group of 16 rectangles every other one joined by short diagonal lines. At the bottom are a criss-cross design with dots en each shape and rows of diamond shaped figures. There is a section where the museum catalog number T 14896 appears as part of the design. edges are plain woven linen and hand hemmed. Warp white s twist 93 ply linen; wefts white s twist 3 ply linen; Lt. blue s twist 2 ply wool; med s twist 2 ply wool
label: Description
content: Sample overshot coverlet reproduced after another coverlet in NMAH's collection, T14896. Made by Dr. Joyce E. Cone in 1980. White, and 2 shades of blue.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Bethesda
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Dr. Joyce E. Cone
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0045.001
label: accession number
content: 1981.0045
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0045.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet sample
label: Object Type
content: coverlets
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 29 1/2 in x 61 in; 74.93 cm x 154.94 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 29 1/2 in x 24 in; 74.93 cm x 60.96 cm