Coverlet fragment, overshot
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Coverlet fragment; Red, green and white overshot design done in a plain weave. The white warp yarns are 2 ply z twist cotton. The weft white single z twist cotton. The red and green yarns are 2 ply z twist wool. The yarn count is 27 x 45. The pattern repeat of the pattern is about 7 3/4 x 8 3/8 inches consisting of four squares in which there are various rectangular shapes formed by floats of varying lengths. Floats patterns appear on both sides in some squares on only one side in others. The object is 26" by 5 1/2 to 9 1/2 inches. Neg # 74-2027
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Anonymous gift
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T16869.000
label: catalog number
content: T16869.000
label: accession number
content: 310652
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet fragment, overshot
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27 in x 9 1/2 in; 68.58 cm x 24.13 cm