Copp Family Overshot Coverlet, late 18th C.
date: label: Date made
content: late 18th century
label: Date made
content: 18th century
label: date made
content: c. 1770-1800
notes: label: Description
content: This hand woven overshot coverlet is part of the Copp Collection which was given to the Museum in the late 19th century. The pattern is similar to "White Mountian" or "Granite State' and woven with linen and wool yarn. The coverlet is woven in two sections with each section being 42 3/4 inches wide. The two sections are joined together with linen sewing thread. The coverlet was probably made in the 18th century. The weaver is unknown.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of John Brenton Copp
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.H6677
label: catalog number
content: H006677.000
label: accession number
content: 28810
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: warp fringe (overall pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: natural (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 95 in x 85 1/2 in; 241.3 cm x 217.17 cm