"Sun, Moon, and Stars;" coverlet; overshot; 1790-1825
date: label: date made
content: first half of the 19th century
label: date made
content: c. 1790-1825
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white, overshot coverlet was woven in “Sun, Moon, and Stars” pattern. The two-paneled coverlet measures one-hundred inches in length by seventy-two inches wide. The plain weave ground cloth is made up of natural or unbleached linen or cotton warp and weft yarn and the supplementary pattern weft is a 2-ply wool yarn. There is some staining and slight discoloration, but overall this coverlet is in fairly good condition. Because the donor collected this coverlet from and unknown sources, the date and maker of this blue and white, cotton and wool, overshot coverlet is unknown. The coverlet was probably made between 1790 and 1825 and could possibly be from New York. The weaver of this early coverlet would also likely have been a woman or group of women who would pool equipment and skill sets to produce domestic goods for themselves and their neighbors. Since this coverlet dates from the early 19th century, it is quite likely that some or even all of the yarns used were homespun. Professional weavers switched to machine-spun cotton as soon as it was available, but hand-spun wool continued in use in coverlets in the early 19th century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York
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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. Daniel Gardner
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T6888
label: catalog number
content: T06888.000
label: accession number
content: 11503
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: Sun, Moon, and Stars (overall pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 100 in x 72 in; 254 cm x 182.88 cm