Overshot coverlet; New York; 1787
date: label: date made
content: 1787
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white, overshot coverlet is woven in a simple patch pattern variation. The customer’s initials, "M S" and the date “1787” are woven into the fabric at one corner. The weaver of this coverlet is unknown; however, there are several others known. There are two others in the NMAH collection. It is thought that the weaver worked in the Albany, New York area. The earliest coverlet that is dated in the weave was woven by this weaver. It is dated 1771 and is currently in the collection of the National Museum of the American Coverlet in Bedford, Pennsylvania. The coverlet was constructed from two panels and measures 89 inches by 64 inches.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Albany
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0723.02
label: accession number
content: 1979.0723
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0723.2
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: indigo, white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, linen, wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 89 in x 64 in; 226.06 cm x 162.56 cm