Talitha Alvis Stallings overshot coverlet; Tennessee; ca. 1875-80
date: label: Date made
content: 19th century
label: Date made
content: 1875-1880
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Overshot, red, indigo & white coverlet woven in the Rose and table design. The coverlet is made up of three widths of fabric stitched together. The coverlet is said to have been made by Talitha Alvis Stallings, near Humboldt Tennesse. Her husband Bryant Stallings is said to have sheared the sheep, while she spun the yarn and wove it into fabric.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Ruby Stallings Harville
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T16949
label: catalog number
content: T16949.00S
label: accession number
content: 310789
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
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: 108 in x 82 in; 274.32 cm x 208.28 cm