Jacquard Coverlet fragment
notes: label: Description
content: Fragment of a jacquard coverlet weave made up with cotton and wool yarns in floral and star pattern developed in rose, white, and blue, no fringe. 1. (border) tulips & oak leaves 2. (center) medallions surrounded by rose wreaths.
label: Description
content: Because of the donor, Mrs. Allen's, importance in teaching and preserving early handweaving, and the use of materials she collected in books on the subject, NMAH should keep the fragments she donated in the collection, as part of the national woven coverlet collection.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Laura M. Allen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T4790
label: catalog number
content: T04790.000
label: accession number
content: 071965
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet fragment, figured
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: jacquard (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: single weave (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: tulips (border pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: oak leaf (border pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: medallion (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: wreath rose (center pattern)
label: Physical Description
content: pink, blue, natural (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: delete (overall delete)
label: Physical Description
content: delete (overall delete)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 25 in x 7 in; 63.5 cm x 17.78 cm