Fragment of an Overshot Coverlet; multi-colored
date: label: date made
content: 19th c
notes: label: Description
content: Multi-colored overshot coverlet fragment, done in a plain weave with fringe and selvage. The white yarns in the warp are 3 ply z twist cotton, and the green, blue and red in the weft are wool. In the fringe, white 2 ply z twist cotton in the warp and white z twist single cotton in the weft. The yarn count is 22 x30. Total repeat of the pattern is 14.50 by 3 7/8. A zig-zag pattern runs along fringe and hem edges. This may have been a border. The fringe is hand woven, and is attached to the selvage with a white 2 ply z twist cotton thread.
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Anonymous gift
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T16862.000
label: catalog number
content: T16862.000
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: 11 1/2 in x 26 in; 29.21 cm x 66.04 cm