Overshot Coverlet; Undated
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Blue and white, cotton and wool, overshot coverlet, featuring a pattern similar to Governors Garden or Mountain Cucumber (see page 154 Shuttle Craft Book of American Hand Weaving). The fringe is white and may be machine made. It has been applied to three sides. The top edge is hemmed, and a selvedge can be seen on the sides. The coverlet is in good condition.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T17389
label: catalog number
content: T17389.000
label: accession number
content: 321804.209
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: indigo (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: natural (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 96 in x 85 in; 243.84 cm x 215.9 cm