Figured and Fancy Coverlet; Bird of Paradise; 1838
date: label: date made
content: 1838
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Blue and white jacquard coverlet with Bird of Paradise pattern. There is a center seam sewn with cotton thread. Each panel is 36 inches wide. The coverlet is made with the Biederwand or tied weave. The date AD 1838 is woven into the corners.
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: Gift of Eileen Berman and Madeline Miller in memory of Rosalyn Reich
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2011.0148.02
label: accession number
content: 2011.0148
label: catalog number
content: 2011.0148.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, figured
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: jacquard; Biederwand (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 92 in x 72 in; 233.68 cm x 182.88 cm