"Granite State;" coverlet; overshot; c. 1800-1825; Northeastern United States
date: label: date made
content: first half 19th century?
label: date made
content: 1800-1825
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This red, blue, and white, overshot coverlet was woven in the "Granite State" pattern. There is a decorative self-fringe at the lower edge with a woven heading. The coverlet measures 87 inches by 70.88 inches, and it was constructed from two panels, woven as one length, cut, and seamed in the middle. The warp is a 2-ply, S-twist, Z-spun cotton. The ground weft is a Z-spun cotton single, and the pattern weft is red and indigo, 2-ply, S-twist, Z-spun wool.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: United States, Northeastern
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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 Stephanie Jane Boylston in memory of Jenny Green
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T18642
label: catalog number
content: T18642.000
label: accession number
content: 1978.2528
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
label: Object Name
content: coverlet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 87 in x 70 7/8 in; 220.98 cm x 180.0225 cm