Anson Robinson Figured Coverlet fragment, 1842
date: label: Date made
content: 1842
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Fragment of a coverlet, made of 3 pieces. Hand-woven with indigo-dyed wool and bleached cotton yarns in naturalistic and conventional designs. Pieces from 3 parts of the coverlet: center, showing scalloped medallion with leaf, rose and star; border, showing tree,bird, and star; and corner showing the woven name "Anson Robinson" and date, 1842. Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving early handweaving, and the use of materials she collected in books on the subject, NMAH should keep the fragments she donated in the collection, as part of the national woven coverlet collection.
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 Mrs. Laura M. Allen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T7534
label: catalog number
content: T07534.000
label: accession number
content: 125632
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet fragment, figured
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: double weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: medallion (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: blue, natural (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool, cotton (overall material)