Elizabeth Deuel (Devel); coverlet; overshot; 1790; New York
date: label: date made
content: late 18th century
label: date made
content: 1790
name: label: weaver or owner
content: Deuel, Elizabeth
label: maker or owner of coverlet
content: Deuel, Elizabeth
notes: label: Description
content: According to the donor, Elizabeth Deuel is said to have made this blue and white, overshot, all-linen coverlet in 1790, in the Saratoga region of New York. Her name and the date are cross-stitched into the lower edge of the coverlet just above the fringe. A search of the 1790 census of the area produced no one with the surname Deuel. More research is needed to determine where Deuel lived, and if she was the weaver or the owner of this coverlet. In the 18th century, it was common for household textiles to be marked with the initials or name of the owner and the date. The average colonial home did not have a great number of household textiles, and they were considered important possessions. This coverlet was woven in two sections that were then sewn together. The coverlet is woven in a “Chariot Wheel” pattern and measures 104.75 inches by 80.25 inches.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place woven
content: United States: New York
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0274.05
label: accession number
content: 1981.0274
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0274.05
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet, overshot
label: Object Type
content: coverlets
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 101 3/4 in x 80 1/4 in; 258.445 cm x 203.835 cm