Overshot Coverlet; Maryland; ca. 1850
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
label: date made
content: c. 1840-1850
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This is an overshot coverlet from mid nineteenth century, which features a patch pattern in the center. There are borders on three sides of the coverlet, formed by a fractional reduction of the central patch design. The wool yarns appear to be hand spun and dyed using plant-based dyes. The weaver used yellow along with dark and light brown yarns along with a coral colored yarn. The coral yarn may have been a different color when the coverlet was new and faded over time due to use, light, and age. There is a seam down the middle sewn with cotton thread. This coverlet was made in Maryland, possibly Street, Maryland and was woven by an unknown family member for the donor's grandfather, Samuel Sedgwick Scarborough (March 22, 1836-March 4, 1903). The coverlet passed to his son, the donor’s father. The Scarborough family came to Pennsylvania with William Penn and fought in the Revolutionary War. This coverlet is believed to have been woven by a member of the family as a loom was also passed down through the generations. The donor recalled her aunt making rugs on the old loom, which has since disappeared. The coverlet is in excellent condition and measures 94 inches by 80.5 inches. Overshot; Unusual colors, gold, brown, orange (may have been red).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Street
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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 E. Pauline Cole in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Scarborough
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T15800
label: catalog number
content: T15800.000
label: accession number
content: 297386
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coverlet
label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: orange (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: yellow (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 94 in x 80 1/2 in; 238.76 cm x 204.47 cm