Jacquard, double-cloth coverlet; c. 1830-1850; Indiana or Ohio
date: label: date made
content: 1830-50
notes: label: Description
content: This blue and white, Jacquard double-woven coverlet has a center seam and fringe at the bottom end and rolled hem at the top edge. The centerfield design is composed of two and one-half pairs of floral wreaths or scalloped roundels made up of roses and stylized thistle and six pointed stars between them. The border is composed of grapes and groups of leaves, with a sunflower in each corner block. It is quite likely that this corner block design is an unidentified weaver’s trade mark. The two sets of warp and weft are made of 2-ply, S-twist, Z-spun indigo wool and 3-ply, S-twist, Z-spun natural cotton. There is a self-fringe at the bottom edge and a hem at the top secured with 2-ply, s-twist, Z-spun yarn. This design matches an image of a rug design that can be found in the object file. The coverlet is likely either a product of Ohio or Indiana and made sometime between the years 1830-50.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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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 George Prussing
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13985
label: catalog number
content: T13985.000
label: accession number
content: 268950
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, 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: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)