Fragment of an overshot coverlet, early 19th c.
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
label: date made
content: early 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Overshot, brown & white, weft-faced plain weave with one selvedge, cotton and wool, pattern consists of alternating blocks and vertical stripes. The blocks are predominantly brown with white, the stripes are white with brown. Blocks are approximately 1 1/2 x 1 5/8." Texture is unusually soft and fine for this weave. Warp yarns are white and single ply z twist cotton . the weft tarms are white and brown singles, z twist wool. The weft completely covers the warp.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Coverlets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Helene Bress
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.1217.02
label: accession number
content: 1979.1217
label: catalog number
content: 1979.1217.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coverlet fragment, overshot
label: Object Type
content: coverlets
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: overshot (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 1/8 in x 15 7/8 in; 38.4175 cm x 40.3225 cm